main tha manda udas
maqbare ke pas
ek sabz hajle mein
apne jamure ka
bechaini se intizar kar raha tha
murjhai hui dhup
kahi dola shahi
KHanqah ki zar-nigah
siDhiyon se utarti
dalan par karti
hujre ki sunahri jaliyon se
chhan chhan guzarti
marmarin farsh par
TuTe hue chitkabre paron ki tarah
halkan paDi hui thi
ek kone mein
himaliyai silk route se
smugle kiye hue
bachchiyon laDkiyon auraton wale
chini fauladi jute
paloThi ke laDkon ke intizar mein
pighal pighal ke
chhoTi chhoTi ulTe kaToron jaisi
be-phande ki aahani
turki Topiyon bane baiThe the
main choriyan karta
siskariyan bharta
karachi se multan
multan se lahore
lahore se gujraat pahuncha tha
tarah tarah ke ghinaune peshon
aur ghane andeshon se
laD bhiD ke
faqiri iKHtiyar ki thi
yahi qaumi mizaj
aur KHitte ka riwaj tha
magar das baras tak
bhik mang mang ke
thak chuka tha
hama-waqt munh khula rakhne
aur hath phailane se
ungliyan aur hatheliyan
dikhne lagi thin
jabDe karahne lage the
ek dur-andesh
parnae darwesh ke
bar-waqt mashware par
idhar ka safar iKHtiyar kiya tha
panch hazar ki poTli
KHashKHashi daDhi wale
sajjada-nashin ke hawale kar di thi
wo ek nariki sar wale
chaudah pandrah baras ke hansmukh
ajube ke hamrah
baghli tah-KHane mein
ye kah kar utar gae the
aaya abhi aaya
main chaDhi dopahar ka saya tha
ab sham tilmila rahi thi
sarasima KHayalon mein
waswason ke sanpoliye kulbula rahe the
achanak aawaz aai
sahab dewilry tayyar hai
to kya dekhta hun
bichaare mujawar ke
shanon se ukhDe hue
aur TuTe hue hath
mazbut rassi se
nangi kamar par bandhe hain
didon pe paTTi hai
honTon pe Tanke hain
gardan mein paTTa hai
paTe mein chamDe ka
chauDa sa tasma paDa hai
razakar chuhe ne
bille ko mere hawale kiya
aur chup-chap aage rawana hua
us ki jalti hui muntaqim surKH aankhon mein
sadiyon ke sog
jigar jigar jagmaga rahe the
Nazm
Shah-e-daula chuha
Saqi Faruqi