Karbala......

garmii kaa roz-e-jang kii kyo.n kar karuu.N bayaa.N 
Dar hai ke masl-e-shamaa na jalane lage zabaa.N 
vo luu ke alhazar! vo haraarat ke alamaa.N
ran kii zamii.n to surKh thii aur zard aasmaa.N 

aab-e-Khunak ko Khalaq tarasatii thii Khaak par 
goyaa havaa se aag barasatii thii Khaak par 

vo luu vo aaftaab kii shiddat vo tab-o-taab 
kaalaa thaa rang dhuup se din kaa misaal-e-shab 
Khud nahar-e-alqamaa ke bhii suukhe hue the lab 
Khaime jo the habaabo.n ke tapate the sab ke sab 

u.Datii thii Khaak Khushk thaa chashmaa hayaat kaa 
Khaulaa huaa thaa dhuup se paanii Faraat kaa 

jhiilo.n se chaarapaaye na uThate the ta ba shaam 
maski.n me.n machhalio.n ke sama.ndar kaa thaa maqaam 
aahuu jo kaahile the to chiite siyaah_faam 
paththar pighal ke rah gaye the masl-e-mom khaam 

surKhii u.Dii thii phuulo.n se sabzii gayah se 
paanii kue.n me.n utaraa thaa saaye kii chaah se 

koso.n kisii shajar me.n na gul the na barg-o-baar 
ek ek nakhal jal rahaa thaasuurat-e-chinaar 
ha.Nsataa thaa koii gul na lahakataa thaa sabazaraar 
kaa.NTaa huii thiisuukh ke har shaakh-e-baar Daar 

garmii ye thii kii ziist se dil sab ke sard the 
patte bhii masle-e-cheharaa-e-madquuq zard the 

aab-e-ravaa.N se muu.Nh na uThaate the jaanavar 
ja.ngal me.n chhipate phirate the taair idhar udhar 
mardam the saat pardo.n ke a.ndar araq se tar 
Khas_Khaanaa-e-mizhgaa.N se nikalatii na thii nazar 

gar chashm se nikal kar Thahar jaaye raah me.n 
par jaaye.n laakh aable_paa-e-nigaah me.n 

sher uThate the na dhuup ke maare kachhaar se 
aahuu na muu.Nh nikalate the sabzaazaar se 
aa_iinaa mahar kaa thaa muqaddar Gubaar se 
garduu.N ko tap cha.Dii thii zamii.n ke bukhaar se 

garmii se muztarib thaa zamaanaa zamiin par 
bhun jaataa thaa jo girataa thaa daanaa zamiin par 

girdaab par thaa sholaa-e-javaalaa kaa gumaa.N 
a.ngaare the habaab to paanii sharar fishaa.N 
muu.Nh se nikal pa.Dii thii har ek maujkii zabaa.N 
tah par the sab niha.ng magar thii labo.n pe jaa.N 

paanii thaa aag garmii-e-roz-hisaab thii 
maahii jo siikh-e-mauj tak aa_ii kabaab thii 

aa_iinaa-e-falak ko na thii taab-o-tab kii taab 
chhipane ko barq chaahatii thii daaman-e-sahaab 
sab ke sivaa thaa garm mizaajo.n ko iztiraab 
kaafuur-e-subah Dhuu.Ndhataa phirataa thaa aaftaab 

bha.Dakii thii aag gumbad-e-charkh-e-asiir me.n 
baadal chhipe the sab kurrah-e-zamharir me.n