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Shahnaz Nabi

bura na maano

namazen ab bhi yahin padi hain

pe sajda-gahen utha ke jaane kidhar chale the

vo subh tum ko bhi yaad hogi

alag the ghar aur alaihida chulhe

tumhare parcham ka rang alag tha

vatan tumhara naya naya tha

sabhi to banta tha aadha aadha

magar padi hain vahan pe ab tak

hamari radha ki ek paael

hamare kirishna ki ek bansi

pa ‘hir’ kaise utha ke de den

kahan se laaen tumhara ranjha

ki ham se pagal

hisab rakhte nahin dinon ka

hamen to ye bhi pata nahin hai

ki aryai se babari ham bane to kaise

hamen to shankh aur azaan hai yaksan

hamari tarikh ke kitne safhe

churae tum ne?

kahan kahan se nishan hamare

mitae tum ne?

hamari holi tumhare bin hai udaas kitni

tumhen pata kya

hamari eidon ko tum se milne ki pyaas kitni

kahan chale the utha ke mimbar

kahan sajai dukan tum ne

kahan pe beche hain maal kitne

kaho munafa kamaya kitna

hamare jaise

tumhare jaise

khuda ke bande

jo apne hisse ka paani

khoden kuaan to paaen

jo apne tan ko dhuan banaen to roti khaen

hamen lakiron ke khel se kya

hamen tijarat se vasta kab

jinhen tha suud o ziyan se matlab

vo karobar-e-jahan se rukhsat

pa aag ab bhi bhadak rahi hai

chalo buzurgon ka paap dhoen

hamare mandir sambhalo tum sab

tumhari masjid ke ham nigahban