GHILAF-E-BEHISI

Ghilaf-e-behisi yahaan,
Fareb-khurda, bad-hawaas, khudgharaz-
Fizaayen karti ja rahi hain zebe-tan.
Chalo yahaan se,
Ab yahaan ki zindagi men bas gayi hai,
Zehr se bhari ghutan.
Riwaayaton ke khush-numa tilism
Ab nahin rahe,
Sha'ur-o-aql ka bacha nahin kahin koi nishan,
Sabhi hain ek -doosre se badguman.
Uroos-e-ilm sar se pair tak, baghair pairhan,
Hayaat ke liye bhatak rahi hai dar-b-dar,
Samete dil men dard ki chubhan.
Ajeeb saaniha hai, is ke sarparast,
Khud hain ispe khanda-zan.
Koi hai ahle-ilm,
Badh ke jo ise sanbhal le ?
Kisi ki zindagi men hai ye hausla,
Ke apni zindagi men iski zindagi ko dhal le ?
Museebaton ki tez aandhiyon ki zad se,
Is wafa-shi'aar ko nikal le ?
Jawaab men mileen mujhe,
Harek taraf khmoshiyaan.
Nahin bache kahin bhi ab,
Lagaane wale jaan-o-dil ki baaziyan.
Hayaat har taraf hai aaj,
Taajiraana bhes men.
Badi ke sab mujassame,
Hain mukhlisaana bhes men.
Dilon men unsiyat nahin,
Kisi men zindagi-nawaaz,
Koi bhi sifat nahin.
Khizaan ki chot se,
Jhulas gaye hain sab ke tan-badan.
Uloom ke waqaar ka,
Ye marmareen mahal hai nang-e-fikr-o-fan.
Qadam qadam pe maut hai,
Nafas nafas hai ahrman.
N ho sakega ab yahaan
Kabhi bhi koi shaadman.
Ghilaafe-behisi yahan
fizaayen karti jaa rahi hain zebe-tan.
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