Lab-kusha, Urdu Nazam By Shafiq Fatima Shera

ye chup kitne din ki thi jo aansoon mein Dhali
ye gahri chaTTan aisi pathrili jamid anokhi si chup
us ka chhuna bhi mumkin tha tab
ye chup thi ki pura wajud apna jo aansoon mein Dhala
batao to is chup ki bhedon bhari thah mein shor kya tha
batao to kya gunj thi
ek sada dusri se hum aahang jis mein na thi
jaise sadiyon ke be-KHwab dhundli shabihen
dhuan-dhaar jalti chitaon mein ghir kar taDaKHti uchhalti hun
kahti hun taqdir bar-haq hai bar-haq hai zinda aTal

ham-ahang gardish sitaron ki hai
paD gain jo fazaon mein liken purani
wo un par phire ja rahe hain phire ja rahe
sab haden un ki paimuda hain
magar apne KHwab-o-haqaeq ka sail-e-azim
koi leak us ki bana de
magar kyon
kabhi jo bana de bhi koi to socho
hamare qadam aur likon ka rishta kahan tak
ki ek had pe miT jaengi wo
to kya hum bhi tham jaenge
hum to baDhte hi rahte hain
chahe wo zilzal ho jo humakta nazar aae
chahe wo ek soch ho jo tarashe chali jae be-shor-o-shewan
siyah dahshaton ke pahaD

saza-war raftar hum
aur har ek gam par paemali wo apni ho ya dusron ki
tassuf mein aur sog mein ek jaisi hai apne liye
safina tha bhaari to kya kya na kuchh phenk Dala
mizha se Tapakte hue qatra-e-ashk ka bar
KHwabon se KHushbu ka bojh
nichoDa to lahren bhi halki gulabi huin
rundhi lai mein gati rahin dil dikhati rahin
koi hum se puchhe

ki ab waqt kya hai
to hum kah uThen ek sada
hum is mein khape kho gae
ab sada par bhi tazir kaisi
sada do
ki ek bol ki pyas apne gulo mein jalae
khaDi hai sitam-kash tamanna kinara-e-furaat