Parchhaiyaan

Javaan raat ke seene pe dudhiyaa aanchal

Machal rahaa hai kisi Khwaabe marmarin ki tarah

Haseen phool, hasin pattiyaan, hasin shaakhein

Lachak rahi hain kisi jisme naaznin ki tarah

Fazaa mein ghul se gaye hain ufaq ke narm Khatuut

Zameen haseen hai, khwaabon ki sarzameen ki tarah

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Kabhi gumaan ki suurat, kabhi yaqeen ki tarah

Vo per jinke tale ham panaah lete the

Khare hain aaj bhi saakit kisi ameen ki tarah

Inhin ke saaye mein phir aaj do dharakte dil

Khamosh honton se kuchh kahne-sun_ne aaye hain

Na jaane kitni kashakash se, kitni kaavish se

Ye sote jaagte lamhe churaake laaye hain

Yahi fazaa thi, yahi rut, yahi zamaanaa thaa

Yahin se hamne muhabbat ki ibtadaa ki thi

Dharakte dil se, larazti hui nigaahon se

Huzuure Ghaib mein nanhi si iltajaa ki thi

K aarzuu ke kanval khil ke phool ho jaayein

Dil-o-nazar ki du�aayein qubool ho jaayein

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Tum aa rahi ho zamaane ki aankh se bach kar

Nazar jhukaaye hue, aur badan churaaye hue

Khud apne qadmon ki aahat se jhenpti, Darti

Khud apne saaye ki jumbish se Khauf khaaye hue

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Ravaan hai chhoti si kashti havaaon ke rukh par

Nadi ke saaz pe mallaah geet gaataa hai

Tumhaara jism har ik lahar ke jhakole se

Miri khuli hui baahon mein jhool jaataa hai

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Main phool taank rahaa houn tumhaare joore mein

Tumhaari aankh massarrat se jhukti jaati hai

Na jaane aaj main kyaa baat kahne vaalaa houn

Zabaan Khushk hai aavaaz rukti jaati hai

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Mire gale mein tumhaari gudaaz baahein hain

Tumhaare honton pe mere labon ke saaye hain

Mujhe yaqeen hai k ham ab kabhi na bichhreinge

Tumhein gumaan k ham mil ke bhi paraaye hain

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Mire palang pe bikhri hui kitaabon ko

Adaae ajz-o-karam se uthaa rahi ho tum

Suhaag raat ko Dholak pe gaaye jaate hain

Dabe suron mein vahi geet gaa rahi ho tum

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Vo lamhe kitne dilkash the, vo ghariyaan kitni pyaari thin

Vo sahre kitne naazuk the, vo lariyaan kitni pyaari thin

Basti ki har ik shaadaab gali khwaabon ka jazeera thi goya

Har mauje nafas, har mauje sabaa, naghmon ka zakheera thi goyaa

Naagah lahakte kheton se taapon ki sadaayein aane lagin

Baaruud ki bojhal buu lekar, pachham se havaayein aane lagin

Taameer ke roshan chehre par, takhrib kaa baadal phail gayaa

Har gaanv mein wahshat naach uthi har shahr mein jangal phail gayaa

Maghrib ke muhazzab mulkon se, kuchh Khaaki vardi-posh aaye

Ithlaate hue maghroor aaye, lahraate hue madhosh aaye

Khaamosh zameen ke seene mein, khemon ki tanaavein garne lagin

Makkhan si mulaayam raahon par, booton ki kharaashein parne lagin

Faujon ke bhayaanak band tale, charkhon ki sadaayein Doob gayin

Jeepon ki sulagti dhool tale, phoolon ki qabaayein Doob gayin

Insaan ki qeemat girne lagi, ajnaas ke bhaao charne lage

Chaupaal ki raunaq ghatne lagi, bharti ke dafaatar barne lage

Basti ke sajeele shaukh javaan, ban ban ke sipaahi jaane lage

Jis raah se kam hi laut sake, us raah pe raahi jaane lage

In jaane vaale daston mein Ghairat bhi gayi, barnaai bhi

Maaon ke javaan bete bhi gaye, bahnon ke chahete bhai bhi

Basti pe udaasi chhaane lagi , melon ki bahaarein Khatm huin

Aamon ki lachakti shaakhon se, jhoolon ki kataarein Khatm huin

Dhool urne lagi baazaaron mein, bhookh ugne lagi khaliyaanon mein

Har cheez dukaanon se uthkar, ruu-posh hui tahkhaanon mein

Bad-haal gharon ki bad-haali, barte barte janjaal bani

Mahngaai barkar kaal bani, saari basti kangaal bani

Charvaahiyaan rastaa bhool gayin, pinhariyaan panghat chhor gayin

Kitni hi kanvaari ablaayein, maan-baap ki chaukhat chhor gayin

Iflaas-zadaa dahqaanon ke, hal-bail bike, khaliyaan bike

Jeene ki tamannaa ke haathon, jeene hi ke sab saamaan bike

Kuchh bhi na rahaa jab bikne ko, jismon ki tijaarat hone lagi

Khalwat mein bhi jo mamnoo� thi vo jalvat mein jasaarat hone lagi

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Tum aa rahi ho sare aam baal bikhraaye hue

Hazaar gonaa malaamat kaa baar uthaaye hue

Hawas-parast nigaahon ki cheerah-dasti se

Badan ki jhenpti uriyaaniyaan chhupaaye hue

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Main shahr jaake har ik dar ko jhaank aayaa houn

Kisi jagah meri mehnat ka mol mil na sakaa

Sitamgaron ke siyaasi qimaarkhaane mein

Alam-nasib farsaat ka mol mil na sakaa

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Tumhaare ghar mein qayaamat ka shor barpaa hai

Mahaaze jang se harkaaraa taar laayaa hai

K jiskaa zikr tumhein zindagi se pyaaraa thaa

Vo bhaai narghaae dushman mein kaam aayaa hai

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Har ek gaam pe badnaamiyon kaa jamghat hai

Har ek mor pe rusvaaiyon ke mele hain

Na dosti, na takalluf, na dilbari, na Khaloos

Kisi kaa koi nahin aaj sab akele hain

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Vo rahguzar jo mere dil ki tarah sooni hai

Na jaane tumko kahaan le ke jaane vaali hai

Tumhein Khareed rahe hain zameer ke qaatil

Ufaq pe Khoone tamannaae dil ki laali hai

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain

Sooraj ke lahoo mein lithri hui, vo shaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

Chaahat ke sunahare khwaabon kaa anjaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

Us shaam mujhe ma�aloom huaa, kheton ki tarah is duniyaa mein

Sahmi hui dosheezaaon ki muskaan bhi bechi jaati hai

Us shaam mujhe ma�aloom huaa, is kaargahe zardaari mein

Do bholi bhaali roohon ki pahchaan bhi bechi jaati hai

Us shaam mujhe ma�aloom huaa, jab baap ki kheti chhin jaaye

Mamtaa ke sunahare khwaabon ki anmol nishaani bikti hai

Us shaam mujhe ma�aloom huaa, jab bhaai jang mein kaam aaye

Sarmaaye ke qahvaakhaane mein, bahnon ki javaani bikti hai

Sooraj ke lahoo mein lithri hui, vo shaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

Chaahat ke sunahare khwaabon kaa anjaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

Tum aaj hazaaron meel yahaan se door kahin tanhaai mein

Ya bazme tarab-aaraai mein

Mere sapne bunti hogi, baithi aaghosh paraayi mein

Aur main seene mein gham le kar, din raat mashaqqat kartaa houn

Jeene ki Khaatir martaa houn

Apne fan ko rusvaa karke, aghiyaan kaa daaman bhartaa houn

Majboor huun main, majboor ho tum, majboor ye duniyaa saari hai

Tan ka dukh man par bhaari hai

Is daur mein jeene ki qeemat yaa daar-o-rasan yaa Khwaari hai

Main daar-o-rasan tak jaa na sakaa, tum jahad ki had tak aa na sakin

Chaahaa to magar apnaa na sakin

Ham-tum do aisi roohein hain, jo manzile taskin paa na sakin

Jeene ko jiye jaate hain magar, saanson mein chitaayein jalti hain

Khamosh wafaayein jalti hain

Sangeen haqaayaq-zaaron mein, khwaabon ki ridaayein jalti hain

Aur aaj in peron ke neeche, phir do saaye lahraaye hain

Phir do dil milne aaye hain

Phir maut ki aandhi uththi hai, phir jang ke baadal chhaaye hain

Main soch rahaa houn inkaa bhi, apni hi tarah anjaam na ho

Inkaa bhi junoon badnaam na ho

Inke bhi muqaddar mein likhi, ik Khoon se lithri shaam na ho!

Sooraj ke lahoo mein lithri hui, vo shaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

Chaahat ke sunahare khwaabon kaa anjaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

Hamaaraa pyaar havaadis ki taab la na sakaa

Magar inhein to muraadon ki raat mil jaaye

Hamein to kash-ma-kashe marge be-amaan hi mili

Inhein to jhoomti gaati hayaat mil jaaye

Bahut dinon se hai ye mashghalaa siyaasat kaa

K jab javaan hon bachche to qatl ho jaayein

Bahut dinon se hai ye Khabt hukmraanon kaa

K door door ke mulkon mein qahat bo jaaye

Bahut dinon se javaani ke khwaab veeraan hain

Bahut dinon se muhabbat panaah dhoondhati hai

Bahut dinon se sitam-deedah shaahraahon mein

Nigaare zeest ki ismat panaah dhoondhati hai

Chalo k aaj sabhi paay-maal roohon se

Kahein k apne har ik zakhm ko zabaan kar lein

Hamaaraa raaz hamaaraa nahin sabhi kaa hai

Chalo k saare zamaane ko raazdaan kar lein

Chalo k chal ke siyaasi muqaamiron se kahein

K hamko jang-o-jadal ke chalan se nafrat hai

Jise lahoo ke sivaa koi rang na raas aaye

Hamein hayaat ke us pairahan se nafrat hai

Kaho k ab koi qaatil agar idhar aayaa

To har qadam pe zameen tang hoti jaayegi

Har ek mauje havaa rukh badal ke jhaptegi

Har ek shaakh rage sang hoti jaayegi

Utho k aaj har ik jangjoo se ye kah dein

K hamko kaam ki Khaatir kalon ki haajat hai

Hamein kisi ki zameen chheen_ne kaa shauq nahin

Hamein to apni zameen par halon ki haajat hai

Kaho k ab koi taajir idhar ka rukh na kare

Ab is jaa koi kunvaari na bechi jaayegi

Ye khet jaag pare, uth khari huin faslein

Ab is jagah koi kyaari na bechi jaayegi

Ye sarzameen hai Gautam ki aur Naanak ki

Is arze paak pe wahshi na chal sakeinge kabhi

Hamaaraa khoon amaanat hai nasle nau ke liye

Hamaare khoon pe lashkar na pal sakeinge kabhi

Kaho ki aaj bhi ham sab agar Khamosh rahe

To is damakte hue khaakadaan ki Khair nahin

Junoon ki Dhaali hui atomi balaaon se

Zameen ki Khair nahin, aasmaan ki Khair nahin

Guzishtaa jang mein ghar hi jale magar is baar

Ajab nahin k ye tanhaaiyaan bhi jal jaayein

Guzishtaa jang mein paikar jale magar is baar

Ajab nahin k ye parchhaiyaan bhi jal jaayein

Tasavvuraat ki parchhaiyaan ubharti hain!