kisaan
— Kaifi Azmi
Chiir ke saal men do baar zameen kaa siina
Dafn ho jaataa hoon
Gudgudaate hain jo suraj ke sunahre naakhun
Phir nikal aataa hoon
Ab nikaltaa hoon to itnaa ki baTore jo koi daaman men
Daaman phaT jaa.e
Ghar ke jis kone men le jaa ke koi rakh de mujhe
Bhuuk vahaan se haT jaa.e
Phir mujhe peeste hain, goondhte hain, senkte hain
Goondhne senkne men shakl badal jaatee hai
Aur ho jaatee hai mushkil pahchaan
Phir bhee rahtaa hoon kisaan
Vahee khasta, bad-haal
Qarz ke panja-e-khooneen men niDhaal
Is daraantee ke tufail
Kuchh hai maazee se ghaneemat miraa haal
Haal se hogaa haseen istiqbaal
UThte suraj ko zaraa dekho to
Ho gaya sara ufuq laaln-laal
Chir ke sal mein do bar zamin ka sina
Dafn ho jata hun
Gudgudate hain jo suraj ke sunahre naKHun
Phir nikal aata hun
Ab nikalta hun to itna ki baTore jo koi daman mein
Daman phaT jae
Ghar ke jis kone mein le ja ke koi rakh de mujhe
Bhuk wahan se haT jae
Phir mujhe piste hain, gundhte hain, senkte hain
Gundhne senkne mein shakl badal jati hai
Aur ho jati hai mushkil pahchan
Phir bhi rehta hun kisan
Wahi KHasta, bad-haal
Qarz ke panja-e-KHunin mein niDhaal
Is daranti ke tufail
Kuchh hai mazi se ghanimat mera haal
Haal se hoga hasin istiqbaal
UThte suraj ko zara dekho to
Ho gaya sara ufuq laln-lal