Tisri Aankh

to phir yun hua

hum shikasta-dilon ne sipar Dal di

jitne nawak-ba-dast apne ahbab

koh-e-wafa par khaDe the

hamein un sabhi ki jigar-dariyon

be-gharaz juraton par mukammal yaqin tha

magar jaan-nisari ke is marke mein

saf-e-ham-rahan ko palaT kar jo dekha

to koi nahin tha

sabhi nargha-e-dushmanan mein khaDe the

hujum-e-kashida-saran

pa-ba-zanjir zer-e-nagin tha

so phir yun hua

maqtalon ki taraf jab rawana hue hum

to sari jabinon pe nangi KHajalat

barahna nadamat ke qatre juDe the

hum andhe sarabon ke la-muntaha silsilon mein khaDe the

hazar saaton

thartharaate labon par

faqat KHamushi thi

sitam taziyanon ke qatil pharere

fasil-e-zaban-o-dahan par gaDe the

wo mausam kaDe the

to phir yun hua

hum darida-badan

dashna-e-qatilan ka hadaf ban gae

qatra qatra hamara chamakta gae

shahr-e-mehrban ke dar-o-baam par

jagmagane lage

tisri aankh ka nama-bar hum ko muzhda sunane laga