Aaj

sathiyo! main ne barson tumhaare liye
chand taron bahaaron ke sapne bune

husn aur ishq ke git gata raha
aarzuon ke aiwan sajata raha

main tumhaara mughanni tumhaare liye
jab bhi aaya nae git lata raha

aaj lekin mere daman-e-chaak mein
gard-e-rah-e-safar ke siwa kuchh nahin

mere barbat ke sine mein naghmon ka dam ghuT gaya
tanen chiKHon ke ambar mein dab gai hain

aur giton ke sur hichkiyan ban gae hain
main tumhaara mughanni hun naghma nahin hun

aur naghme ki taKHliq ka saz-o-saman
sathiyo! aaj tum ne bhasm kar diya hai

aur main apna TuTa hua saz thame
sard lashon ke ambar ko tak raha hun

mere chaaron taraf maut ki wahshaten nachti hain
aur insan ki haiwaniyat jag uThi hai

barbariyat ke KHun-KHar ifrit
apne napak jabDon ko khole

KHun pi pi ke ghurra rahe hain
bachche maon ki godon mein sahme hue hain

ismaten sar-barahana pareshan hain
har taraf shor-e-ah-o-buka hai

aur main is tabahi ke tufan mein
aag aur KHun ke haijaan mein

sar-nigun aur shikasta makanon ke malbe se pur raston par
apne naghmon ki jholi pasare

dar-ba-dar phir raha hun
mujh ko amn aur tahzib ki bhik do

mere giton ki lai mera sur meri nai
mere majruh honTon ko phir saunp do

sathiyo! main ne barson tumhaare liye
inqalab aur baghawat ke naghme alape

ajnabi raj ke zulm ki chhanw mein
sarfaroshi ke KHwabida jazbe ubhaare

aur us subh ki rah dekhi
jis mein is mulk ki ruh aazad ho

aaj zanjir-e-mahkumiyat kaT chuki hai
aur is mulk ke bahr-o-bar baam-o-dar

ajnabi qaum ke zulmat-afshan pharere ki manhus chhanw se aazad hain
khet sona ugalne ko bechain hain

wadiyan lahlahane ko betab hain
kohsaron ke sine mein haijaan hai

sang aur KHisht be-KHwab wa bedar hain
un ki aaankhon mein tamir ke KHwab hain

un ke KHwabon ko takmil ka rup do
mulk ki wadiyan ghaTiyan khetiyan

aurten bachchiyan
hath phailae KHairaat ki muntazir hain

in ko amn aur tahzib ki bhik do
maon ko un ke honTon ki shadabiyan

nanhe bachchon ko un ki KHushi baKHsh do
mulk ki ruh ko zindagi baKHsh do

mujh ko mera hunar meri lai baKHsh do
aaj sari faza hai bhikari

aur main is bhikari faza mein
apne naghmon ki jholi pasare

dar-ba-dar phir raha hun
mujh ko phir mera khoya hua saz do

main tumhaara mughanni tumhaare liye
jab bhi aaya nae git lata rahunga