Sultan AKHtar PaTna Ke Nam

jadid amali tanqid

sultan aKHtar aap jo ghaeb hain aaj-kal

rahmaniya nashinon ki sham-o-sahar hai Dal

jab se qalam ko taj ke sambhaali hai rifle

aalam-e-bewgi mein paDi hai nai ghazal

yaksar udas rahte hain kul intellectual

nazr-e-shikar ho gai un ki chahal-pahal

albatta ek zara si hui thi uthal-puthal

muddat ke baad TuTa tha na ka jumud kal

do naujawan sahn mein is chai-gah ke

baham digar the bahs mein masruf be-KHalal

tha un mein ek chuza qad-o-manhani badan

qamat mein dusra tha shuturmurgh se double

ye bahs thi ki kaun hai in mein jadid-tar

donon mein kis ki hoti hai tahrir mubtazal

donon mein kaun kis se ziyaada hai be-tuka

kahta hai kaun kis se zaTal khurduri ghazal

in mein jo manhani tha wo bola ba-sad ghurur

sun lo ki main hun tum se baDa intellectual

meri kahaniyon mein maqul ka rang hai

mafluj jin ke samne hai fahm ka amal

tarsil-e-na-rasa ki sanad mere pas hai

mujh ko sarahta hai mujahid miyan ka dil

ye lan-taraniyan na huin dusre se hazm

honT is ke kanpne lage aaya jabin pe bal

chiKHa wo aa ke taish main teri bisat kya

to aur jadidiyat mein bane mera riwal

likhta hun aise aise makatib be-tuke

kolhu ka bail bhi mera chela hai aaj-kal

islah di kalam pe KHud tere barha

mani se lafz lafz se mani diye badal

in sab ke bawajud akaDta hai mujh se tu

kya dafatan dimagh mein aaya tere KHalal

ab manhani adib ko bhi aa gaya jalal

kahne laga ki zarf se apne na yun ubal

imla durust hai na talaffuz tera durust

tahrir ho kalam ho har chiz hai zaTal

islah dega KHak wo mere kalam par

jo naql ko naqal kahe aur asl ko asal

ye baat dusre ko lagi saKHt nagawar

aur wo chala ke hath ye bola ki le sambhal

phir to ewaz zaban ke hathon ke bol se

us ne shurua kar diya tanqid ka amal

baad us ke donon guth gae ek dusre ke sath

rahmaniya ke sahn mein hone laga Dual

kamzor dekhne hi mein tha manhani jawan

jhapTa daraaz-qad pe jo pahlu badal badal

yara mudafat ka na baqi raha use

do Thokaron mein gir paDa be-chaara munh ke bal

chite ki tarah jast laga kar harif par

zaea kiye baghair koi lamha koi pal

pursht-e-daraaz-qad pe wo jhaT ho gaya sawar

aur us ke sare jism ko karne laga kharal

ek bhiD jama ho gai donon ke ird-gard

paida hua na un ke amal mein magar KHalal

dekha tamam logon ne ek lutf-e-KHas se

izhaar-e-zat ka wo tamasha-e-be-badal

jab donon thak ke chur hue KHud hi haT gae

chehra kisi ka surKH tha bazu kisi ka shal

is waqiye ko sun ke karen aap faisla

un mein tha kaun kis se baDa intellectual