Raushni Ka Manara, Urdu Nazam By Saeed Ul Zafar Chughtai

yak-o-tanha
hawadis ki hawaen sarsaraati hain
koi fanus
aandhi aai
shamen bujhti jati hain
hawadis ki hawa se shama bachti hai na parwane
to phir ye ek mashal kaise raushan hai
KHuda jaane
sahar-dam samne rahti hai
waqt-e-sham jalti hai
kaleja kholta hai
raushni us se nikalti hai
ubalte dil ki garmi gah aa jati hai honTon par
badan jis se jhulas jate hain
dariyaon ke sahil par
shafaq ke rang baDh jate hain
kitne shoKH hote hain
faza mein zarre Takraate hain
tare TuT jate hain
KHalaon mein farishte dauDne lagte hain
paighambar manazir ke
shagufe phuTte hain
de ke apna sar
garajte megh ke hathi hain
ran mein
hun barasta hai
barahna jism
jo tapta tha
yun sairab hota hai

uTho ai aandhiyo
kali ghaTaen sath mein lao
faza muddat se gard-alud hai
kuchh meinh barsao
zamana ke samundar mein
bahut si sipiyan
munh khole takti hain
hamari nazninon ke gale
ghuTne lage masnui haaron se

ghire hain aaj bhi ghanghor baadal
aandhiyan bhi aati jati hain
garaj hai
ghan hai
Dar hai
jhuT hai
sach sahma jata hai
magar hai raushni phir bhi
agar kam-kam hai
paiham hai
hamari bastiyon mein jo nahin hai
apna dam-KHam hai
batao hum
manare kyon nahin bante