rasta bhi kathin dhoop men shiddat bhi bahut thii

Parveen Shakir

Rasta bhee kaThin dhoop men shiddat bhee bahut thee Saa.e se magar us ko mohabbat bhee bahut thee Kheme na koi mere musaafir ke jalaa.e Zakhmee thaa bahut paanv masaafat bhee bahut thee Sab dost mire muntazir-e-parda-e-shab the Din men to safar karne men diqqat bhee bahut thee Baarish kee duaaon men namee aankh kee mil jaa.e Jazbe kee kabhi itnee rifaaqat bhee bahut thee Kuch to tire mausam hee mujhe raas kam aa.e Aur Kuch miree miTTee men baghaavat bhee bahut thee Phoolon kaa bikharnaa to muqaddar hee thaa lekin Kuch is men havaaon kee siyaasat bhee bahut thee Wo bhee sar-e-maqtal hai ki sach jis kaa thaa shaahid Aur vaaqif-e-ahvaal-e-adaalat bhee bahut thee Is tark-e-rifaaqat pe pareshaan to hoon lekin Ab tak ke tire saath pe hairat bhee bahut thee Khush aa.e tujhe shahr-e-munaafiq kee ameeree Ham logon ko sach kahne kee aadat bhee bahut thee