Karachi Ka Qabristan
ai karachi mulk-e-pakistan ke shahr-e-hasin
marne walon ko jahan milti nahin do gaz zamin
qabr ka milna hi hai awwal to ek TeDha sawal
aur agar mil jae is par daKHl milna hai muhaal
hai yahi surat to ek aisa bhi din aa jaega
aane wala daur murdon par musibat Dhaega
mard man bisyar honge aur ja-e-qabr tang
qabr ki taqsim par murdon mein chhiD jaegi jang
sit qabristan mein pahle wo murde paenge
jo kisi murda minister ki sifarish laenge
corporation karega ek resolution ye pas
ke d ai ab marne walon se kare ye iltimas
aap ko marna hai to pahle se notice dijiye
yani jurm-e-intiqal-e-na-gahan mat kijiye
kuchh mahine ke liye ho jaegi turbat allot
is ke baad aaega notice chhoD dije ye plot
turbat-e-shauhar mein us ki ahliya so jaegi
mahw-e-hairat hun ki turbat kya se kya ho jaegi
ek hi tabut hoga aur murde aaTh das
aap ise tabut kahiye ya priwate bas
ek hi turbat mein so jaenge mahmud o ayaz
dur ho jaega farq-e-banda-o-banda-nawaz
shaer-e-marhum jab zer-e-mazar aa jaega
dusre murdon ko haibat se buKHar aa jaega
us se ye keh kar karenge aur murde ehtijaj
hum ko hota hai tumhaari shaeri se iKHtilaj
KHamushi shahr-e-KHamoshan mein hai dastur-e-azal
tum yahan bhi chheD doge ghair-matbua ghazal
hum kahenge so raho aaram karna farz hai
tum kahoge ho chuka aaram matla arz hai
surKHiyan ye hongi jang o hurriyat mein don mein
Dal li hain jhuggiyan murdon ne qabristan mein
raat do murdon ne hangama kiya zer-e-mazar
ek murda jail mein hai dusra murda farar
ek murda bhag uTha tha chhoD kar gor-o-kafan
qabr par marhum ki hai qabza-e-custodian
bartari jati rahi hifz-e-maraatib miT gaya
ek murda ek police wale ke hathon piT gaya
raat ek turbat pe do murdon mein sauda paT gaya
ek murda panch sau pagDi ke le kar haT gaya
hum to samjhe the hamein hain is jahan mein be-qarar
is jahan walon ko bhi milti nahin rah-e-farar
sirf zindon hi ko fikr-e-aish-o-asaish nahin
ab to is duniya mein murdon ki bhi gunjaish nahin
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