Behron ki neend so rahe the !

 

Din ke ujaale mein,Us bheed bhare bazar mein,

Jalke ujad gayi hasti meri, In ankhon ke samne,

Shehar bhar log,Khade tamasha dekh rahe the,

Vo jo zikr karte the, Wafaadari ka bachpane se,

Kar ankhein band, Behron ki neend so rahe the !

Dhoondta hun aise insaan ko !

Vaise log bahut kuch keh jaate hain, Is peet peeche,

Kuch tareef-e-bayan, To kayi shikayat kar jate hain,

Dhoondta hun aise insaan ko, Us bhari mehfil mein,

Jo ho humse roobaru, Aur haqeeqat bayan kar jaye !

Phil jee uthein hum usi kabr se !

 

Phir khayal aata hai, Jee uthein hum usi kabr se,
Jis mein tamaam apne, Kafan sil dafan kar gaye,
Siskiyan bhar cheekhte rahe, Sareaam raah bhar,
Kisi ne bhi dard na suna, Behte aansu na ponche,
Rote rahe,Vo muthi-dar-muthi mitti bharte rahe !

Guzri zindagi, Gaflat-e-aashiyane mein !

 

Dhundta phirta hun, Un char mominon ko,

Jo kandha denge, Ik mere jalse-janaaze ko,

Guzri sari zindagi, Gaflat-e-aashiyane mein,

Ab jo ehsaas hua, Pal bhar ki ehmiyat mein !

Asal kasurvar to hum hi the!

 Koste rahe raah bhar, Khadi dhoop mein parchaai ko,

Chaanv pakar ehsas hua,Ke asal kasurvar hum hi the!

Aks bhi kehta hai nahin main tumsa !

 

Koi to mil jaye aisa, Jo haan mein haan milaye humsa,

Aayine se rubaru, Aks bhi kehta hai nahin main tumsa !

Ik dafa haqeeqat se waqif hone ka !

 

Waise kisse to har koi suna jata hai, Imaan-o-wafadari ka,

Aas hai in aankhon ko, Ik dafa haqeeqat se waqif hone ka !