Parinda

parinda aasman ki nilgun mehrab ke us par jata hai
parinda baal-o-par hai aankh hai lekin

sunahri chonch se parwaz karta hai
saDak par dhup hai aur dhup mein sayon ke naKHun hain

gharon mein KHol hain aur aanganon mein KHar ugte hain
kisi ka kaun hai koi nahin sab ajnabi hain hairat-o-hasrat mein zinda hain

wo aurat hai
wo KHwahish ke lapakte KHanjaron se pyar karti hai

wo us ka ham-safar hai KHak-o-KHun us ka muqaddar hai
ye mauj-e-ab hai ab phul hai ab peD hai kal sirf patta hai

agar ye zindagi karne ki koshish mein pareshan hain
ye aksar qatl karte hain

ye aksar qatl hote hain
lahu ke par gulshan hai magar gulshan lahu mein hai

nigahon mein ujaDte shahar ki manind taswiron ka mela hai
hujum-e-sang-o-ahan mein

koi aawaz deta hai koi aawaz sunta hai
magar aawaz se aawaz ka rishta nahin hota

magar aawaz se aawaz ka har har silsila be-kar hota hai
ye manzar tairta hai aab-e-ju mein hae lekin ajnabi kyun hai

main manzar hun tasalsul hun
magar main ajnabi kyun hun

ye farsh-e-ab-o-gil mere liye ek silsila kyun hai
parinda aasman ki nilgun mehrab ke us par chahta hun

parinda fasla kyun hai
parinda mawara kyun hai