Akhtar Ul Iman
pahla manzar
san unnis sau adtis hai
sardi ki thithuri raten hain
raat ke koi aath baje hain
aaj ye sab guzri baten hain
mori darvaze ke bahar
nashe men dhut fauji gore
angrezi sarkar ke chhore
tange valon ko piit rahe hain
tange vaale ghabra ghabra kar
idhar-udhar sab bhaag rahe hain
aur sipahi aankh chura kar
dusri janib dekh rahe hain
chalte chalte raah men ruk kar
main ye manzar dekh raha huun
dusra manzar
fath-puri masjid ke aage
chandni-chowk ka lamba rasta
lal-qile tak le jaata hai
haath men thame apna basta
main maktab ki samt ravan huun
shahjahan ke lal-qile par
goron ka pahra baitha hai
chandni-chowk men daen-baen
galiyon kuchon bazaron men
bijli ke khambon par har-su
dheron ladke chadhe hue hain
aur taron ko kaat rahe hain
police goli chala rahi hai
chalte chalte raah men ruk kar
main ye manzar dekh raha huun
tisra manzar
gore london chale gae hain
mangen puuri ho gaiin aaj
neta rah-numa sab khush hain
mulk ne paaya hai svaraj
lal-qile par azadi ka
sah-ranga parcham lahraya
dilli ki galiyon men sab ne
azadi ka jashn manaya
lekin eka-eki jaise
parda uttha manzar badla
dhund si chhai hai har janib
jo kuchh hai sab gadla gadla
koi nahin sunta hai kisi ki
ho gae log achanak bahre
railon men be-sar ki lashen
sadkon par be-dhad ke chehre
harijan basti ki kutiya men
khuun se lat-pat lahuluhan
kutiya jaise ik shamshan
gandhi ji ki laash padi hai
azadi kuchh duur khadi hai
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