kitni aashaon ki lashen sukhen dil ke aangan mein
kitnī āshāoñ kī lāsheñ sūkheñ dil ke āñgan meñ
kitne sūraj Duub ga.e haiñ chehroñ ke pīle-pan meñ
bachchoñ ke mīThe hoñToñ par pyaas kī sūkhī ret jamī
duudh kī dhāreñ gaa.e ke than se gir ga.iiñ nāgoñ ke phan meñ
registānoñ meñ jalte haiñ paḌe hue sau naqsh-e-qadam par
aaj ḳhirāmāñ koī nahīñ hai ummīdoñ ke gulshan meñ
chaknā-chūr huā ḳhvāboñ kā dilkash dilchasp ā.īna
TeḌhī tirchhī tasvīreñ haiñ TūTe-phūTe darpan meñ
pā-e-junūñ meñ paḌī huī haiñ hirs-o-havā kī zanjīreñ
qaid hai ab tak haath sahar kā tārīkī ke kañgan meñ
āñkhoñ kī kuchh nauras kaliyāñ nīm-shagufta ġhuncha-e-lab
kaise kaise phuul bhare haiñ gulchīnoñ ke dāman meñ
dast-e-ġhaib kī tarah chhupā hai zulm kā haath sitam kā vaar
ḳhushk lahū kī bārish dekhī ham ne kūcha-e-barzan meñ
kitni aashaon ki lashen sukhen dil ke aangan mein
kitne suraj Dub gae hain chehron ke pile-pan mein
bachchon ke miThe honTon par pyas ki sukhi ret jami
dudh ki dhaaren gae ke than se gir gain nagon ke phan mein
registanon mein jalte hain paDe hue sau naqsh-e-qadam par
aaj KHiraman koi nahin hai ummidon ke gulshan mein
chakna-chur hua KHwabon ka dilkash dilchasp aaina
TeDhi tirchhi taswiren hain TuTe-phuTe darpan mein
pa-e-junun mein paDi hui hain hirs-o-hawa ki zanjiren
qaid hai ab tak hath sahar ka tariki ke kangan mein
aankhon ki kuchh nauras kaliyan nim-shagufta ghuncha-e-lab
kaise kaise phul bhare hain gulchinon ke daman mein
dast-e-ghaib ki tarah chhupa hai zulm ka hath sitam ka war
KHushk lahu ki barish dekhi hum ne kucha-e-barzan mein
- Book : Kulliyat-e-Ali Sardar Jafri Vol.II (Pg. 234)
- Author : Ali Ahmad Fatmi
- Publication : Qaumi Council Baray-e-farog Urdu Zaban, New Delhi (2005)
- Edition : 2005
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