SurKH Sitara

tum samajhte ho ye shab aap hi Dhal jaegi

KHud hi ubhrega nai subh ka zarrin parcham

main samajhta hun kisi subh-e-daraKHshan ke ewaz

qahr ki ek nai raat ko degi ye janam

aur us raat ki tariki mein kho jaenge

maktab o KHanqah o dair o kalisa o haram

dew-e-zulmat ki Thokar se na paenge panah

ye shiwale, ye masajid, ye pujari, ye sanam

rakh diye jaenge shamshir ke zer-e-saya

dast-e-matam lab-e-fariyaad, zaban o tanqid

barf jam jaegi afkar ke gulzaron par

yaKH hawaon mein hi jam jaegi kisht-e-ummid

chandni zulmat-e-sayyal mein Dhal jaegi

raat ki mang sanwaregi shua-e-ummid

ahl-e-fan denge andheron ko ujalon ka laqab

zahr ko qand, moharram ko kaha jaega id

ye mera wahm nahin, nowel o afsana nahin

dosto! ghaur karo, aur nigahen to uThao

wo jo ek surKH sitara hai ufuq ke nazdik

kuchh tumhein ilm hai kis ruKH pe hai us ka phailao

kash tum us ki haqiqat pe nazar Dal sako

hai ye ek aatish-e-sad-barq-badaman ka alaw

is ki kirnon mein hai chalti hui talwar ki kaT

is ki surKHi mein hai umDe hue dariya ka bahaw

is ke daman mein hai aasuda wo fitna jis se

jism to jism mayassar nahin ruhon ko aman

dil, nazar, zehn, KHayalat, usul o aqdar

sab ke sab is ki tag-o-taz se larzan tarsan

is ki parchhain bhi paD jae to sabza jal jae

dekhte dekhte mahaul pe chha jae dhuan

is ke shoalon ka to kya zikr ki shoale Thahre

is ki shabnam bhi gulistan ke liye barq-e-tapan