uktaae hue badan
— Munawwar Rana
Umr kee Dhaltee huee dopahar men
ThanDee havaa ke jhonke kaa ehsaas bhee
Aadmee ko taaza-dam kar deta hai
Aur agar sach-much khunuk havaa.en
Thakan-naseeb jism se khelne lagen
To shab kee taareekee khizaab jaisee dikhaa.ee detee hai
Aas-paas gardish kartaa huaa sannaaTaa
Aarzooon kee gahmaagahmee se goonjne lagtaa hai
Khvaab ta.abeeron kee talaash men bhaTakne lagte hain
Badan kee uktaahaTen chaupaal ke shor-sharaabe men Doob jaatee hain
Dhalte hue suraj kee laalee se suhaag joDe kee khushboo
Aane lagtee hai
Lekin khvaabeeda aarzooon kee shaahraah se guzarte hue
Log
Apnee manzil kaa pataa bhuul jaate hain
Isee pataa bhoolne ko samaaj
Dharm aur maz.hab kee aaD le kar
Aisee ba-hooda gaaliyaan deta hai
Jo tvaaifon ke mohallon men bhee nahin
Sunaa.ee deteen
Umr ki Dhalti hui dopahar mein
ThanDi hawa ke jhonke ka ehsas bhi
Aadmi ko taza-dam kar deta hai
Aur agar sach-much KHunuk hawaen
Thakan-nasib jism se khelne lagen
To shab ki tariki KHizab jaisi dikhai deti hai
Aas-pas gardish karta hua sannaTa
Aarzuon ki gahmagahmi se gunjne lagta hai
KHwab tabiron ki talash mein bhaTakne lagte hain
Badan ki uktahaTen chaupal ke shor-sharabe mein Dub jati hain
Dhalte hue suraj ki lali se suhag joDe ki KHushbu
Aane lagti hai
Lekin KHwabida aarzuon ki shahrah se guzarte hue
Log
Apni manzil ka pata bhul jate hain
Isi pata bhulne ko samaj
Dharm aur mazhab ki aaD le kar
Aisi ba-huda galiyan deta hai
Jo twaifon ke mohallon mein bhi nahin
Sunai detin