fabe ayye aalaaye rabbikumaa tukazzibaan
— Parveen Shakir
Dil-aazaaree bhee ik fan hai
Aur kuch log to
Saaree zindagee isee kee roTee khaate hain
Chaahe un kaa burj koi ho
Aqrab hee lagte hain
Teesre darje ke piile akhbaaron par ye
Apnee yarqaanee sochon se
Aur bhee zardee malte rahte hain
Maalaa baaree cabin hon yaa paanch sitaara hotel
Kaheen bhee qai karne se baaz nahin aate
Uupar se is amal ko
Fiqre-baazee kahte hain
Jis kaa pahlaa nishaana umooman
Bill ko adaa karne vaalaa saathee hota hai!
Apne apne kunven ko bahr-e-aazam kahne aur samajhne vaale
Ye nanhe menDak
Har haathee ko dekh ke phoolne lage hain
Aur jab phaTne vaale hon to
Haathee kee aankhon par phabtee kasne lage hain
Kavve bhee anDe khaane ke shauq ko apne
Faakhta ke ghar jaa kar puuraa karte hain
Lekin ye wo saanp hain jo ki
Apne bachche
Khud hee chaT kar jaate hain
Kabhee kabhi main sochtee hoon ki
Saanpon kee ye khaslat
Maalik-e-jinn-o-ins ki, insaanon ke haq men
Kaisee be-paayaan rahmat hai!
Dil-azari bhi ek fan hai
Aur kuch log to
Sari zindagi isi ki roTi khate hain
Chahe un ka burj koi ho
Aqrab hi lagte hain
Tisre darje ke pile aKHbaron par ye
Apni yarqani sochon se
Aur bhi zardi malte rahte hain
Mala bari cabin hon ya panch sitara hotel
Kahin bhi qai karne se baz nahin aate
Upar se is amal ko
Fiqre-bazi kahte hain
Jis ka pahla nishana umuman
Bill ko ada karne wala sathi hota hai!
Apne apne kunwen ko bahr-e-azam kahne aur samajhne wale
Ye nanhe meinDak
Har hathi ko dekh ke phulne lage hain
Aur jab phaTne wale hon to
Hathi ki aankhon par phabti kasne lage hain
Kawwe bhi anDe khane ke shauq ko apne
FaKHta ke ghar ja kar pura karte hain
Lekin ye wo sanp hain jo ki
Apne bachche
KHud hi chaT kar jate hain
Kabhi kabhi main sochti hun ki
Sanpon ki ye KHaslat
Malik-e-jinn-o-ins ki, insanon ke haq mein
Kaisi be-payan rahmat hai!