Karachi Ki Bus

bus mein laTak raha tha koi haar ki tarah

koi paDa tha saya-e-diwar ki tarah

sahma hua tha koi gunahgar ki tarah

koi phansa tha murgh-e-giraftar ki tarah

mahrum ho gaya tha koi ek panw se

juta badal gaya tha kisi ka khaDaun se

koi pukarta tha meri jeb kaT gai

kahta tha koi meri nai painT phaT gai

bus mein tamam pardon ki diwar haT gai

rish-e-safed zulf-e-siyah se lipaT gai

ek achchha-KHasa mard zanane mein ghus paDa

goya ki ek chor KHazane mein ghus paDa

ladies ki safon mein jo chehre the kuchh hasin

un par nazar jamae hue the miyan-matin

shamil musafiron mein the har fan ke maherin

kuchh un mein nazirin the baqi tamash-been

zauq-e-nazar ki shart thi manzar bura na tha

das paise ke ticket mein ye picture bura na tha

gaDi mein ek shor tha conductor aage chal

kah de KHuda ke waste han Thik hai double

kab tak khaDa rahega sar-e-jada-e-amal

laDne ki aarzu hai to bahar zara nikal

tujh par KHuda ki mar ho start kar de bus

do paise aur le le jo daulat ki hai hawas

conductor ab ye kahta tha wo bus chalae kyun

jo bus mein aa gaya hai kare hae hae kyun

jis ko ho jaan aziz meri bus mein aae kyun

aaise hi gul-badan the to paise bachae kyun

Thani hai dil mein ab na dabenge kisi se hum

tang aa gae hain roz ki conductori se hum

kahta tha wo kisi se bhi kam-tar nahin hun main

yani kisi ke bap ka naukar nahin hun main

public se kyun Darun koi leader nahin hun main

kyun regular chalun mah o aKHtar nahin hun main

bus mein khaDe raho jo mere KHair-KHwah ho

dekho mujhe jo dur se ibrat-nigah ho

ye bus jo waqai thi kai sal se alil

mushkil se ek ghanTe mein chalti thi chaar mil

malik ne bhi ye soch ke de di thi is ko Dhil

ab is ki zindagi ke hain lamhe bahut qalil

ab to kisi clerk se aachanak ye ja mile

kuchh bima company se hamein bhi sila mile

mumkin na tha ki bus se hamara mile mizaj

jamhuriyat hai hum ko pasand aur ise niraj

mushkil to ye hai bus ka muawin hai kul samaj

aaise mein kya buland ho aawaz-e-ehtijaj

ghabra ke hum to art ki duniya mein kho gae

jab tak maler aaya kai sher ho gae