Zindan Ki Ek Subh

raat baqi thi abhi jab sar-e-baalin aa kar

chand ne mujh se kaha 'jag sahar aai hai

jag is shab jo mai-e-KHwab tera hissa thi

jam ke lab se tah-e-jam utar aai hai'

aks-e-jaanan ko wida kar ke uThi meri nazar

shab ke Thahre hue pani ki siyah chadar par

ja-ba-ja raqs mein aane lage chandi ke bhanwar

chand ke hath se taron ke kanwal gir gir kar

Dubte tairte murjhate rahe khilte rahe

raat aur subh bahut der gale milte rahe

sehn-e-zindan mein rafiqon ke sunahre chehre

sath-e-zulmat se damakte hue ubhre kam kam

nind ki os ne un chehron se dho Dala tha

des ka dard firaq-e-ruKH-e-mahbub ka gham

dur naubat hui phirne lage be-zar qadam

zard faqon ke satae hue pahre wale

ahl-e-zindan ke ghazabnak KHaroshan nale

jin ki bahon mein phira karte hain bahen Dale

lazzat-e-KHwab se maKHmur hawaen jagin

jel ki zahr-bhari chur sadaen jagin

dur darwaza khula koi koi band hua

dur machli koi zanjir machal ke roi

dur utra kisi tale ke jigar mein KHanjar

sar paTakne laga rah rah ke daricha koi

goya phir KHwab se bedar hue dushman-e-jaan

sang-o-faulad se Dhaale hue jinat-e-giran

jin ke changul mein shab o roz hain fariyaad-kunan

mere bekar shab o roz ki nazuk pariyan

apne shahpur ki rah dekh rahi hain ye asir

jis ke tarkash mein hain ummid ke jalte hue tir