Ali Sardar Jafri

sau milin zindagi se saughaten
ham ko avargi hi raas aa.i

purane saal ki ThiThuri hui parchha.iyan simTin
na.e din ka naya suraj ufuq par uThta aata hai

shikayaten bhi bahut hain hikayaten bhi bahut
maza to jab hai ki yaron ke ru-ba-ru kahiye

bahut barbad hain lekin sada-e-inqalab aa.e
vahin se vo pukar uThega jo zarra jahan hoga

ye mai-kada hai yahan hain gunah jam-ba-dast
vo madrasa hai vo masjid vahan milega savab

kaam ab koi na aa.ega bas ik dil ke siva
raste band hain sab kucha-e-qatil ke siva

inqalaab aaegaa raftaar se maayus na ho
bahut aahista nahin hai jo bahut tez nahin

sau milin zindagi se saughaatein
ham ko aavaargi hi raas aai

puraane saal ki ThiThuri hui parchhaaiyaan simTin
nae din kaa nayaa suraj ufuq par uThtaa aataa hai

daaman jhaTak ke vaadi-e-gham se guzar gayaa
uTh uTh ke dekhti rahi gard-e-safar mujhe

shikaayatein bhi bahut hain hikaayatein bhi bahut
mazaa to jab hai ki yaaron ke ru-ba-ru kahiye

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