Curfew mein mushaera

kya jaane us zarif ke kya dil mein aai thi
curfew mein jis ne mahfil-e-sheri sajai thi

allah aisa zauq jahannam mein Dal de
curfew mein shairon ko jo ghar se nikal de

aise mein jab ki shahr ke sab raste hon band
saDkon pe aa gae the ye ba-zauq shar-pasand

aise mein jab ki ghar se nikalna muhaal tha
lekin ye shairon ki ana ka sawal tha

sheri-mahaz KHana-e-shaer se dur tha
kaba mein hajiyon ko pahunchna zarur tha

shair rawan the sher ke chaqu liye hue
dil mein KHayal-e-KHidmat-e-urdu liye hue

zor-e-qalam ke sath sipah-e-riyaz thi
qanun hath mein tha baghal mein bayaz thi

galiyon mein qatl-o-KHun tha saDak par fasad tha
shair ba-zor-e-fikr sharik-e-jihad tha

kaisi nikal rahi thi sada gun-machine se
jaise kisi ko dad mile samain se

shair bayaz lae the sanduq ki tarah
misre ugal rahe the wo banduq ki tarah

jab firing ahl-e-suKHan ki hui tamam
ye KHidmat-e-adab ka police ne sila diya

kuchh shairon ko road pe murgha bana diya
kuchh kohna-mashq bhi the sujud-o-ruku mein

jabran unhen paDhaya gaya tha shurua mein
tarhi mushaere ka saman de rahe the wo

ek misra-e-tarah pe azan de rahe the wo
kuchh shairon ko naghma-sarai ki fikr thi

sadr-e-mushaira ko rihai ki fikr thi
jab shairon ke hath sharik-e-dua hue

curfew ka waqt KHatm hua tab riha hue
sab apne apne ghar gae is haw-hu ke baad

shair-azim hota hai har curfew ke baad