hamaare haath kaaTe jaa rahe the — Khalid Ebadi

shahr kaa bhi dastur vahi jangal vaalaa
khojne vaale hi akasr kho jaate hain

kabhi kabhi chup ho jaane ki khvaahish hoti hai
aaise mein jab tir-e-sitam ki baarish hoti hai

zaraa saa dard aur itni davaaein
pasand aai nahin chaaragari tak

zaraa Thahro use aane do us ki baat bhi sun lein
hamein jo ilm hai go dil ko dahlaane hi vaalaa hai

main zakhm zakhm nahin huun magar masihaai
mire badan mein miri jaan kyuun nahin rakhti

ye kaisaa tanaaza hai ki faisal nahin hotaa
haq teraa ziyaada hai ki hukkaam kaa tere

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa