Tum bevajah pareshaan sii kyon ho aankhon

Tum bevajah pareshaan sii kyon ho  aankhon
log kahate hain to phir thiik hii kahate hon ge
mere ehabaab ne tahaziib na siikhii hogii
mere maahaul mein insaan na rahate hoge


nuur-e-saramaayaa se hai ruu-e-tamaddun kii jilaa
ham jahan hain vahan tahaziib nahiin pal sakatii
mufalisii hiss-e-lataafat ko mitaa detii hai
bhuuk aadaab ke sanche mein nahiin Dhal sakatii


log kahate hain to logon pe t’ajjub kaisaa
sach to kahate hain ki naadaaron kii izzat kaisii
log kahate hain – magar aap abhii tak chup hain
aap bhii kahiye Gariibon men sharaafat kaisii


nek maadaam! Bahut jald vo daur aayegaa
jab hamen ziist ke adavaar parakhane hon ge
apanii zillat kii qasam, aap kii azamat kii qasam
hamako taa’ziim ke me_aar parakhane hon ge


hamane har daur mein tazaliil sahii hai lekin
hamane har daur ke chehare ko ziyaa bakhshii hai
hamane har daur mein mehanat ke sitam jhele hain
hamane har daur ke haathon ko hinaa bakhshii hai


lekin in talKh mubaahis se bhalaa kyaa haasil
log kahate hain to phir Thiik hii kahate hon ge
mere ehabaab ne tahaziib na siikhii hogii
mere maahaul mein insaan na rahate hon ge



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