Monday, August 25, 2008

Idbaar

This is in reference to decline of Progressive Urdu Writers Movement in Indian Sub-continent.
perhaps overtly romanticized!


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apni vehshat se jo uktaa ke gharon se nikle
shehar mein firte rahe shorish e naabood liye
toor ki khoj mein the sirfire sarkash kitne
pet mein bhookh liye, aankh mein baarood liye

apni hasrat ka jab aainaa-kada toot raha
kalam ne khoon bahaya bahut himaayat mein
zak uthaye, draupdi ke khule balon ki tarah
kaat li apni zubaaN aap hi shikaayat mein

butoN se than gayi, hasti se jee dukha baithe
ye jaNgudaaz khala khatm kaash kar de hameN
sabhi tilism, sab saraab, sab bharam jhoothe
ya khuda ek naii duniya taraash kar de hameN

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