Kali Diwar

kal washington shahr ki hum ne sair bahut ki yar

gunj rahi thi sab duniya mein jis ki jai-jai-kar

mulkon mulkon hum ghume the banjaron ki misl

lekin is ki saj-dhaj sach-much dil-daron ki misl

raushniyon ke rang bahen yun rasta nazar na aae

man ki aankhon wala bhi yan andha ho ho jae

unche baam charaghan raste rup-bhare bazar

jagti aankhon se dekha hai KHwabon ka sansar

ek safed imarat jis ki nagar nagar mein dhum

andar duniya bhar ki kalak bahar se masum

yahi safed imarat jis mein bahut baDi sarkar

yahin karen saudagar chhoTi qaumon ka bewpar

yahin pe jadu-gar baiTha jab kahin ki Dor hilae

har basti nagasaki hiroshima ban jae

isi imarat se kuchh dur hi ek kali diwar

logon ka mela aisa laga tha jaise koi tyauhaar

is kali diwar pe kanda dekhe hazaron nam

un namon ke bich likha tha shohda-e-wietnam

aas-pas to jama hua tha KHilqat ka amboh

sab ki aankhon mein sannaTa chehron par andoh

bekal bahnen ghayal maen aur dukhi bewayen

sajan tum kis des sidhaare sochen mahbubaen

apne pyaron dil-daron ka ojhal mukhDa DhunDen

is kali diwar pe un ke nam ka TukDa DhunDen

dilon mein dukh aankhon mein shabnam hathon mein phul uThae

is namon ke qabristan ka bhed koi kya pae

na turbat na katba koi na haDDi na mas

phir bhi pagal nainan ko thi piya milan ki aas

kahin kahin is kali sil par koi safed gulab

yun be-tab paDa tha jaise andhi aankh ka KHwab

kanTa ban kar sabhi ke dil mein khaTke ek sawal

kis karan miTTi mein milae hiron jaise lal

Ho-chi-minh ke des mein hum ne kya kya sitam na Dhae

us ke jiyale to aazadi ka suraj le aae

lekin itne chand ganwa kar hum ne bhala kya paya

hum bad-qismat aise jin ko dhup mili na saya

mukh moti de kar hasil ki ye kali diwar

ye kali diwar jo hai bas ek KHali diwar

ye kali diwar jo hai namon ka qabristan

washington ke shahr mein dafn hain kis kis ke arman