Mudawa

kitne bebak hain shair ab ke
kitne uryan hain ye afsana-nigar

kuchh samajh mein mere aate hi nahin
in adab-sozon ke gunjalak-ashaar

yun to apne ko ye kahte hain adib
paDhte hain jang ke lekin aKHbar

kabhi europe ka kabhi purab ka
zikr karne mein uDate hain sharar

dastanen na qaside na ghazal
adab-e-talKH ki har su bhar mar

kabhi punjab ki bhonDi baaten
kabhi bangal ke gande afkar

KHun-aluda hain un ki nasren
pip bahte hue in ke ashaar

un ke afsanon ke mauzu ajib
kali laDki kabhi kali shalwar

ann-data se kabhi laD baiThe
kabhi aflas pe khinchti talwar

un ki nazmon mein koi lutf nahin
na koi naghma na tafsir-e-bahaar

kabhi aawara kabhi KHana-ba-dosh
kabhi aurat kabhi mina-bazar

bad-mazaqi ki sarasar baaten
rang o bu chhoD ke aandhi ki pukar

harf-e-aKHir ki wo shamshir do-dam
zahr mein Dubi hui jis ki dhaar

jang-e-azadi ka sar mein sauda
beswa ke liye itne isar

aib-poshi unhen aati hi nahin
zaKHm dhote hain sar-e-rah-guzar

ek main bhi to hun pakka shair
magar in baaton se bilkul inkar

sanad-e-mazi se pur mera kalam
fikr-e-imroz se karta hun farar

hota hai saf mera har misra
ek bhi sher nahin zehn pe bar

lekin us ke liye ab kya main karun
ye samajhte nahin mujh ko fankar

inqilab aur adab-ha-e-ghazab
kitne maKHdush hain ye sab aasar

gaurki jabir o nazr-ul-islam
yahi do chaar hain in ke meyar

sunne mein aaya hai bahre mere kan
ki KHuda se bhi unhen hai inkar

mazhabon se unhen behad nafrat
mabadon par ye uDate hain ghubar

hukmaranon ka koi KHauf nahin
umra ka nahin kuchh dil mein waqar

chand par KHak uDane ke liye
jab bhi dekha unhen paya tayyar

muKHtasar ye ki har ek fel un ka
shola-dar-qasr shikan-dar-diwar

main to aajiz hun ilahi tauba
aaKHir aaega kabhi un ko qarar

koi lillah haTao un ko
jag uTThe hain sulao un ko