Ateeb Quadri

koi kashti kahin maghrur ho jaa.e na paani men
sukut-e-bahr ko qasdan talatum hona paDta hai

tumhare hijr men jab bhi calendar par nigah Daali
sitambar ke mahine ko sitamgar hi paDha main ne

puchhne valon ne puchha haath kaise jal gaya
kaise batla.en kisi ke dil pe rakkha tha kabhi

hamare sar pe pech-o-kham ka ye saafa virasat hai
ki tum pagDi samajhte ho jise ham taaj kahte hain

jin ki ungli thaam ke chalna sikha tha
haa.e ab un ko buDha hote dekhna hai

agli naslen kar saken tafriq-e-duniya-o-iram
maaon ke qisson men bhi shaddad hona chahiye

jin ki ungli thaam ke chalnaa sikhaa thaa
haae ab un ko buDhaa hote dekhnaa hai

koi kashti kahin maghrur ho jaae na paani mein
sukut-e-bahr ko qasdan talaatum honaa paDtaa hai

agli naslein kar sakein tafriq-e-duniyaa-o-iram
maaon ke qisson mein bhi shaddaad honaa chaahiye

tumhaare hijr mein jab bhi calendar par nigaah Daali
sitambar ke mahine ko sitamgar hi paDhaa main ne

puchhne vaalon ne puchhaa haath kaise jal gayaa
kaise batlaaein kisi ke dil pe rakkhaa thaa kabhi

hamaare sar pe pech-o-kham kaa ye saafa viraasat hai
ki tum pagDi samajhte ho jise ham taaj kahte hain