Purane Jute

gardish-e-aflak ke mare hue jute tamam

ek saDak ke moD par rakkhe the ba-sad-ehtimam

un pe TuTe paD rahe the muflisan-e-KHas-o-am

main ne bhi gardan baDha ke puchhe un mein ek ke dam

bola muddat-baad in juton ka ab uTTha hai pal

aur in juton mein har juta hai aap apni misal

ek juta un mein tha jo tajrabon ka shahkar

aur kisi bhage hue angrez ki thi yaadgar

bola main is des mein chalta raha hun bar-bar

hindu aur muslim hain ab tak mere afsun ka shikar

painT walon mein abhi tak meri waqat hai wahi

qadar-e-gauhar-shah danad ya ba-dana-jauhri

un mein ek tagDa sa juta ek Dsp ka tha

umr bhar jo be-gunahon ke saron par tha chala

kitni kitni rishwaten sahab ko tha khilwa chuka

jism go be jaan tha lekin tale ka tha kaDa

main ne das aane lagae is pe bola o-saKHi

sat pushton ne teri pahna tha ye juta kabhi

saindil ek barmi paDi thi us jagah msatana-war

is tarah rakkhi hui thi jaise patton mein anar

ye kisi college ki laDki ki rahi thi gham-gusar

naujawan ushshaq ke jazbe the us ke zer-e-bar

bola mein ye aap ki Thokar mein hain kya KHal-KHal

boli ye hain naujawan ushshaq ki chandiya ke baal

shaiKH ghesu karke ek mochi se pahle saz-baz

umr mein pahle-pahal masjid gae paDhne namaz

darmiyan mein toD kar ye apni niyat hila-saz

jhaD lae ek chappal jo thi be-had dil-nawaz

ye jawan chappal thi apne haal par wan nauha-KHwan

aur miyan ghesu ki thi iman ki ratb-ul-lisan