Jila

zainab main teri bandi

tu aisi ba-hausla

is shan se jalti zamin par chali

ki sach ko zarurat na rahi kisi hil hujjat ki

tere liye aasmanon se koi moajiza nahin utra

ujDa hua ghar be-bizaati zmin-o-asman ki saKHtiyan

aur teri istaqamat

ki is qadar KHun-rezi ke baad bhi yazidi fath ka KHat na le sake

kisi ek fard-e-wahid se nahin

to ek pure ghalat nizam ke muqabil thi

ye wo maqam tha ki tariKH-danon o mohaqqiqin ne haar jit ke nazriyat ko alag andaz se dekha

teri mamta ko salam zainab apne jigar goshon ka gham uTha kar KHud ko TuTne nahin diya

aiwanon mein sar joDe baiThe ahl-e-siyasat

kisi natije par nahin pahunch pate

ki bachchon ko zabh karne wale

insan hain musalman hain

zainab

masum ali asghar ko zabh karne walon ko

tu ne KHuda ka ye farman bawar karaya tha

allah zalimon ko dost nahin rakhta

karbala ek rah-e-hidayat

raushni zara si darz kisi jhurri se daKHil ho kar

phaile hue andhere par ghaalib aa jati hai

aur tariki ko sawere mein badal dene wale rab ko malum hai

ki ishq ko baqi rakhne ke liye lahu se aabiyari ki gai

lahu bahta hai

to zamin zar-KHez hoti hai

wo taef ho kufa ho ya meri bad-nasib zamin

andha hujum hathon mein patthar liye

jila ko bujha deta chahta hai

jila jo dua-go hai

mabud unhen baKHsh de ye nahin jaante ye kya kar rahe hain

jila baatil ke hathon mein baiat nahin karti

jila masiha hai

mujhe maslub karne walo shaqi-ul-qalb hukmarano

bhala phuTti kirnon ko bhi koi salib de saka

jila zainab hai

jo jale hue andheron ke baad

hone wali ujDi subh se

us kaThin masafat ko tai karti hai

ki bahut si ghuTan aur hazar saubaton ke baad

ek wo maqam aata hai

jo taKHt ko nishan-e-ibrat bana de