Diwali aai

chaar jaanib hai yahi shor diwali aai
sal-e-mazi ki tarah lai hai KHushiyan imsal

yun to har shaKHs masarrat se khila jata hai
phir bhi bachche hue jate hain KHushi se behaal

har bashar mahw hai is jashn ki tayyari mein
taki KHushiyon ka qamar aur ziya-baKHsh hai

kar rahe hain sabhi mil-jul ke safai ghar ki
un ki koshish hai ki tabinda har ek naqsh bane

utar aae hain zamin par bhi falak se tare
daman-e-charKH mein ai dosto kya rakkha hai

rashk-aflak nazar aati hai har ek basti
aaj dharti ko bhi aakash bana rakkha hai

saf-shaffaf chamakte hue pur-nur makan
sehn-e-gulshan mein khile jaise hon rangin gulab

jhil mein tairte hon nur se mamur kanwal
ya utar aae hon gardun se hazaron mahtab

mujh ko bhati nahin wallah main sach kahta hun
zahiri aur dikhawe ki sajawaT yaro

jab ki aazad hain sab mulk bhi apna aazad
mujh ko achchhi nahin lagti hai banawaT ab to

hum ne ajdad ki aadat bhula rakkhi hain
un ki nazron mein to har qaum barabar thi kanwal

wo samajhte the har ek qaum ko apna bhai
un ki is baat ke shahid hain abhi dasht-o-jabal

dasht mein ram ne shabri ki ziyafat khai
bhilni ke yahan khane mein bhi inkar na tha

kya bataenge ye arbab-e-KHirad ab mujh ko
ghair sugriw shri-ram ka kya yar na tha

ram ki fauj mein har qaum ke afrad na the
kya hanuman na the fauj ki un ki salar

main karun us ki shikayat to nahin hai beja
kya tumhein aaj haqiqat mein hai ajdad se pyar

kya tumhein chhut ka ye dars buzurgon ne diya
kya tumhein firqa-parasti ki ijazat di thi

ram ke manne walo kabhi itna socha
kya buzurgon ne kisi qaum se nafrat ki thi

mera kahna hai yahi hind ke bashindon se
qalb ki apne safai karo pahle yaro

dil mein nafrat ki siyahi ki jo aamezish hai
aab-e-ulfat se dhulai karo pahle yaro

ab to ulfat ke charaghon ko jala kar pahle
ghar mein har ek ke nai jot jagana hai tumhein

nur-e-ulfat se sajaana hai nae bhaarat ko
mil ke tyauhaar diwali ka manana hai tumhein

mujh ko KHwahish hai usi shan ki diwali ki
laxmi desh mein ulfat ki shab-o-roz rahe

desh ko pyar se mehnat se sanwaren mil kar
ahl-e-bhaarat ke dilon mein ye 'kanwal' soz rahe