PaDaw, Urdu Nazam By Kamran Nafees

sayyadon ki basti mein
ek gahri KHamoshi
sansanati phirti hai
aagahi ka harf-e-gham
sar jhukae rahta hai
mo'atabar nahin rahta
raston mein har jaanib
azm aur azmat ki
gard uDti rahti hai
barishen nahin hotin
dhup ki tamazat se
rah ke shajar sare
sukhte hi jate hain
sabz-ru nahin rahte

aam ke daraKHton par
baur bhi nahin aata
jamunon ke peDon par
koyalen nahin aatin

sayyadon ki basti mein
masjidon ke minare
bad-numa shikasta hain
gah gah wahshat hai
be-nishan galiyon mein
khelte hue bachche
ab nazar nahin aate
maen bhi dua dene
dar talak nahin aatin
roz aane wala wo
ek jo gadagar tha
ab kabhi nahin aata

pyas jo bujhata tha
rah ke musafir ki
chah-e-ab tha jo ek
KHushk ho gaya kab ka

ghar ke band darwaze
sogwar rahte hain
dastaken nahin hotin
chaukhaTon pe dimak ki
surmai lakiren hain
zang se bhari kunDi
makDiyon ke jalon se
bhar chuki hai aaKHir-kar
dukh ke taq par har dam
na-tawan charaghon ki
zard lau lapakti hai
gham-zada darichon se
be-hijab tanhai
rengti nikalti hai
dil-zada makinon ke
sath sath rahti hai

sayyadon ki basti mein
shamiyon ke lashkar ka
mustaqil paDaw hai