Fareb

(1)
na-gahan shor hua

lo shab-e-tar-e-ghulami ki sahar aa pahunchi
ungliyan jag uThin

barbat o taus ne angDai li
aur mutrib ki hatheli se shuaen phuTin

khil gae saz mein naghmon ke mahakte hue phul
log chillae ki fariyaad ke din bit gae

rahzan haar gae
rah-rau jit gae

qafile dur the manzil se bahut dur magar
KHud-farebi ki ghani chhanw mein dam lene lage

chun liya rah ke rezon ko KHazaf-rezon ko
aur samajh baiThe ki bas lal-o-jawahar hain yahi

rahzan hansne lage chhup ke kamin-gahon mein
ham-nashin ye tha farangi ki firasat ka tilism

rahbar-e-qaum ki nakara qayaadat ka fareb
hum ne aazurdagi-e-shauq ko manzil jaana

apni hi gard-e-sar-e-rah ko mahmil jaana
gardish-e-halqa-e-gardab ko sahil jaana

ab jidhar dekho udhar maut hi manDlati hai
dar-o-diwar se rone ki sada aati hai

KHwab zaKHmi hain umangon ke kaleje chhalni
mere daman mein hain zaKHmon ke dahakte hue phul

KHun mein luThDe hue phul
main jinhen kucha-o-bazar se chun laya hun

qaum ke rahbaro rahzanon
apne aiwan-e-hukumat mein saja lo in ko

apne guldan-e-siyasat mein laga lo in ko
apni sad-sala tamannaon ka hasil hai yahi

mauj-e-payab ka sahil hai yahi
tum ne firdaus ke badle mein jahannam le kar

kah diya hum se gulistan mein bahaar aai hai
chand sikkon ke ewaz chand milon ki KHatir

tum ne namus-e-shahidan-e-watan bech diya
baghban ban ke uThe aur chaman bich diya

(2)
kaun aazad hua?

kis ke mathe se siyahi chhuTi
mere sine mein abhi dard hai mahkumi ka

mother-e-hind ke chehre pe udasi hai wahi
KHanjar aazad hain sinon mein utarne ke liye

maut aazad hai lashon pe guzarne ke liye
chor-bazaron mein bad-shakl chuDailon ki tarah

qimaten kali dukanon pe khaDi rahti hain
har KHaridar ki jebon ko katarne ke liye

kar-KHanon pe laga rahta hai
sans leti hui lashon ka hujum

bich mein un ke phira karti hai bekari bhi
apna KHunKHar dahan khole hue

aur sone ke chamakte sikke
Dank uThae hue phan phailae

ruh aur dil pe chala karte hain
mulk aur qaum ko din raat Dasa karte hain

roTiyan chaklon ki qahbaen hain
jin ko sarmaya ke dallalon ne

nafa-KHori ke jharokon mein saja rakha hai
baaliyan dhan ki gehun ke sunahre KHoshe

misr o yunan ke majbur ghulamon ki tarah
ajnabi des ke bazaron mein bik jate hain

aur bad-baKHt kisanon ki bilakti hui ruh
apne aflas mein munh Dhanp ke so jati hai

hum kahan jaen kahen kis se ki nadar hain hum
kis ko samjhaen ghulami ke gunahgar hain hum

tauq KHud hum ne pahna rakkha hai armanon ko
apne sine mein jakaD rakkha tufanon ko

ab bhi zindan-e-ghulami se nikal sakte hain
apni taqdir ko hum aap badal sakte hain

(3)
aaj phir hoti hain zaKHmon se zabanen paida

tira-o-tar fazaon se barsata hai lahu
rah ki gard ke niche se ubharte hain qadam

tare aakash pe kamzor hababon ki tarah
shab ke sailab-e-siyahi mein bahe jate hain

phuTne wali hai mazdur ke mathe se kiran
surKH parcham ufuq-e-subh pe lahraate hain