Dastur Sazi Ki Koshish

yun to har shair ki fitrat mein hai kuchh diwangi

ghair zimmedariyan hain us ki juzw-e-zindagi

arz-e-sheristan mein ye shairana KHasiyat

cancer ki tarah se jab phailne baDhne lagi

muKHtalif school jab jangi akhaDe ban gae

fikr-o-fan mein jab niraji kaifiyat paida hui

mumlikat mein zabta koi na jab baqi raha

har jagah qanun ki hone lagi be-hurmati

ek ek tuk-band ustadon ke munh aane laga

likh ke subh-o-sham nazmen be-tuki se be-tuki

kuDe-karkaT ki tarah har su nazar aane lagen

Dheriyan hi Dheriyan diwan-e-KHas-o-am ki

had to ye hai ahal-e-machhli-shahr bhi karne lage

mahi-giri chhoD kar din raat fikr-e-shairi

jin se bohran-e-ghiza state mein paida hua

qaht-e-mahi se baDhi har chaar jaanib bhuk-mari

chand qaumi dard rakhne wale ahlurrae se

qaum ki na-gufta-ba-haalat na jab dekhi gai

ek dastur-ul-amal tayyar karne ke liye

ek kameti 'amn'-sahab ki sadarat mein bani

taki is par chal ke nazm-o-zabt aae qaum mein

taki kuchh to moatadil ho shairon ki zindagi

dusre kaamon mein bhi qaumi energy sarf ho

tuk faroshi ke alawa bhi to maqsad ho koi

daur-e-'aflatun'-o-'tulsi-das' se 'iqbaal' tak

history kal shairon ki is kameti ne paDhi

dusre mulkon ke aain-o-zawabit mein jahan

jo munasib baat thi wo chhanT kar rakh li gai

raat din ki saKHt mehnat aur jaan-sozi ke baad

is kameti ne report apni bil-aKHir pesh ki

KHaka-e-dastur-e-qaumi yani wo sheari report

'amn'-sahab ne raqam ki thi ba-sinf-e-masnawi

is pe ra-e-ama malum karne ke liye

shairon ko naql dastawez ki bheji gai

muKHtalif ahl-e-suKHan ne apne apne taur par

rae di dastur mein tarmim ya tansiKH ki

masnawi mein KHamiyan DhunDen zaban ki ja-ba-ja

ek shair ne jo the shagird-e-nuh-narwi

saikDon misre badal kar rakh diye kuchh is tarah

nafs-e-mazmun nazr ho kar rah gaya islah ki

un ka kahna tha ki bandish chust honi chahiye

sher ke andar bala se ho na fikri tazgi

nat-go hazraat ka kahna tha shair ke liye

shart awwal hai ki ho jae wo kaTTar mazhabi

aaqibat ki baat soche aur munajaten likhe

us ke jan mein kar-amad shairi hai bas wahi

aise shair jo ki hami the taraqqi-wad ke

in ka kahna tha ki shair ka suKHan ho maqsadi

yani pahle se muqarrar-karda mauzuat par

mumlikat mein aam ki jae shuuri shairi

KHwah sheristan mein is ka na ho koi wajud

laziman dikhlai jae kashmakash tabqat ki

ek qabila jo muKHalif tha shuuri fikr ka

tha taraqqi-wadiyon se jis ko bughz-e-lillahi

is qabile ka ye kahna tha ki shair ka kalam

laziman ho ek muamma qaid-e-mani se bari

jis ko shair KHud na samjhe nazm kar lene ke baad

jis ko paDh kar gum ho aql-e-maulwi-e-manawi

dekh kar dastur mein nazm-o-nasaq ka tazkira

saKHt barham ho gae kul shaeran-e-naksali

in ka nukta tha ki shair fitratan aazad hai

us pe lag sakti nahin pabandiyan tanzim ki

zindagi mein zabta lane ke bilkul the KHilaf

sath naksal-wadiyon ke dusre hazraat bhi

muKHtasar ye hai ki sab ne rad kiya dastur ko

sari mehnat 'amn'-sahab ki akarat ho gai

dekh kar na-aqibat andeshi-e-ahl-e-suKHan

is tarah goya hui un ki mohazzab KHamushi

meinDakon ko tolna aasan nahin hai jis tarah

shairon ko bhi munazzam karna mushkil hai yunhi