Purwanchal

Fahmida Riaz

mashriqi UP curfew men

ye dharti kitni sundar hai

ye sundar aur dukhi dharti

ye dhani anchal purab ka

tez raftar rail ke saath

hava men udta jaata hai

pada jhil-mil lahrata hai

duur tak hare khet khaliyan

ye dharti aurat koi kisan

sambhale sar par bhari bojh

chali hai khet se ghar ki or

vahi ghar jis ki chhat par aaj

krodh ka gidh mandrata hai

jhapat kar par phailata hai

os se giila hai sabza

ki giile hain mere do nain

pade maati patthar ke dher

vahi masjid mandir ke pher

tane logon ke tevar dekh

isi dharti par soya puut

jaag kar tumhen manata hai

‘kabira’ kuchh samjhata hai

jahan hon nafrat ke ghamsan

nahin rahte us ja bhagvan

nahin karta hai nazar rahim

nahin karte hain phera raam

tumhari minnat karta hai

khaak par siis jhukata hai

‘Kabira’ kuchh samjhata hai

isi sarju nadiya ke paar

kamal-kunjon par jahan bahar

khade hain hare baans ke jhund

gada hai gautam ka sandesh

khile hain jahan basanti phuul

khuda hai patthar par updesh

ade jab do firqon ki aan

tule hon de dene par jaan

hai asli jiit ki bas ye riit

ki donon jaaen barabar jiit

natija-khez yahi anjam

na samjho varna jang tamam

hui jis yudh men ik ki haar

vo hota rahega baram-bar

na donon jab tak mit jaaen

na donon jaaen barabar haar

yahi takrao ka hai qanun

yahi gautam ka uttam gyaan

ki jis ke aage ek jahan

adab se siis jhukata hai

tumhi to varis the is ke

tumhen kyuun bisra jaata hai

saje rahnuma ke sar dastar

paden pandav ke gale men haar

jale hain jin ke chulhe roz

bhare hain jin ke sada bhandar

are tu murakh kyuun har baar

jaan kar dhoka khata hai

lahu men aap nahata hai