kal ke andhero.n mei
roll kiya hua aaj ka akhbaar
vo akhbaar wala,
band darwaaze par fir phaink gayaa!
andhere mun.h aaya tha,
so subah ki roshni mei,
is roll ko gholna bhool gayaa !
ajee, yeh akhbaar kahaan... tahreeri khanjar hai
maasoom parindo.n ki rago.n se tapake lahu mein tar
ban jaayega ek purani tareekh kal tak…
par maut har jagah pal pal !
roz akhbaar mein,
guzistah awaazo.n ka shor , cheekhein, sannaate hain
is shok mei.n toh ab akhbaar pa.Dnaa bhi cho.D diyaa !
phuunk deta hai kaan mein har subah yeh akhbaar
har harf ki tarah mere, ye kala andhera hai ghanaa,
insaaf ki manzil duur hai !
subah sharm mei giraftaar, dil ko kar leta hai akhbaar
sabhi pannhe vahshat afzaa hain, maut ke naam badle hue,
gham ki garmi se dil jalta hai !
subah ka har akhbaar pa.Dh liyaa,
kiyaa har surkhi pe vaadvivaad badaa
ab bas… apne aap hi ye haalaat sa.nvar kyu.n nahi.n jaate !
kabhi aankho.n pe kala patta baandh liyaa,
toh kabhi isey aankho se ojhal kiyaa,
akhbaar chupaane se dil ke ghaav bhi bhar kyu.n nahi jaate …
Meanings:
Tahreer – writing, composition
Guzistah - previous, gone by, left
Harf - words