Ali-baba Koi Sim-sim

ali-baba

ye ujlat himmaton ko past karti hai

mohabbat raste mein maut ko tajwiz karti hai

hawas teri ghane jangal se choron ko

meri basti mein le aai

wo chaalis chor

basti ke gali-kuchon mein ab maqtal sajate hain

ali-baba

KHazana pane ki ujlat

tere mazi ki mahrumi ka

abtar shaKHasana hai

ye teri bad-nasibi se bhi bad-tar ek fasana hai

nahin hai koi marjina, teri achchhi kanizon mein

jo basti ko bacha leti

salamat hai na tera ghar

na mera dil

na ab darbar-e-shahana?

tujhe kya hai?

hawas teri rahe baqi

ye basti aag ki taswir ho jae

agar ye rakh ka hi Dher ho jae

tujhe kya hai?

kanizon KHasa-daron aur ghulamon se

tujhe fursat nahin milti

wahi baghdad jis ke sab gali-kuche

kabhi the mah-washon ke

gul-ruKHon ke aaina-KHane

sitare aasman se jhuk ke jin ko roz takte the

jo auraq-e-musawwar the

wahan par dhul uDti hai

har ek jaanib ajal ki hukmarani hai

zamin par aag jalti hai

zamin par aag jalti hai

ali-baba

KHazana pane ki masarrat se ziyaada ab

aziyyat hai

KHazana pane ki ujlat

hawas teri

ghane jangal se choron ko meri basti mein le aai

koi sim-sim

koi bhi ism-e-azam ab

hamari mushkilen aasan nahin karta

koi darman nahin karta