raqqaasaa
uThii hai maGrib se ghaTaa

Hafeez Jullundhary

uThii hai maGrib se ghaTaa
piine kaa mausam aa gayaa

hai raqs me.n ik maah-laqaa
naazuk adaa naaz aafriin

haa.N naachatii jaa gaaye jaa
nazaro.n se dil baramaaye jaa

ta.Dapaaye jaa ta.Dapaaye jaa
o dushman-e-duniyaa-o-dii.n

teraa thirakanaa Khuub hai
terii adaaye.n dil-nashii.n

lekin Thahar tuu kaun hai
o niim-uriyaa.N naazanii.n

kyaa mashriqii aurat hai tuu
hargiz nahii.n hargiz nahii.n

terii ha.Nsii bebaak hai
terii nigaah chaalaak hai

uff kis qadar dil-soz hai
taqariir baazaarii terii

kitanii havas aamez hai
ye saadaa purkaarii terii

sharm aur izzat vaaliyaa.N
hotii hai.n iffat vaaliyaa.N

vo husn kii shahzaadiyaa.N
parde kii hai.n aabaadiyaa.n

chashm-e-falak ne aaj tak
dekhii nahii.n un kii jhalak

sarmaayaa-e-sharm-o-hayaa
zevar hai un ke husn kaa

shohar ke dukh sahatii hai.n vo
muu.Nh se nahii.n kahatii hai.n vo

kab saamane aatii hai.n vo
Gairat se kaT jaatii hai.n vo

aziiyat-e-millat un se hai
naam-e-sharaafat un se hai

imaam par qaayam hai.n vo
paakiizaa-o-saayam hai.n vo

tujh me.n nahii.n sharm-o-hayaa
tujh me.n nahii.n mahar-o-vafaa

sach sach bataa tuu kaun hai
o behayaa tuu kaun hai

ye pur-fasuu.N Gamze tere
naa-maharamo.n ke saamane

haT saamane se duur ho
maraduud ho maqhuur ho

taqadiir kii heTii hai tuu
shaitaan kii beTii hai tuu

jis qaum kii aurat hai tuu
us qaum par laanat hai tuu

lekin Thahar jaanaa zaraa
terii nahii.n ko_ii Khataa

mardo.n me.n Gairat hii nahii.n
qaumii hamiiyat hii nahii.m

vo millat-e-baizaa kii thii
saare jahaa.N kii raushanii

jaamiyat-e-islaamiyaa.N
shahanshaah-e-hindustaa.N

ab is me.n dam kuchh bhii nahii.n
ham kyaa hai.n ham kuchh bhii nahii.n

millii siasat uTh ga_ii
baazuu kii taaqat uTh ga_ii

shaan-e-hejaazii ab kahaa.N
vo turk-taazii ab kahaa.N

ab Gazanavii himmat ga_ii
ab baabarii shaukat ga_ii

lekin mujhe kyaa Khabt hai
taqariir kyo.n berabt hai

itanaa sharaabii ho gayaa
aql-o-Khirad bhii kho gayaa

mujhako zamaane se Garaz
miTane miTaane se Garaz

hindustaan se kaam kyaa
andeshaa-e-islaam kyaa

jiine do jiine do mujhe
piine do piine do mujhe

jab hashr kaa din aayegaa
us vaqt dekhaa jaayegaa

haa.N naachatii jaa gaaye jaa
nazaro.n se dil baramaaye jaa

ta.Dapaaye jaa ta.Dapaaye jaa
dushman-e-duniyaa-o-dii.n

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