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MURDER OF A DONKEY
barabanki say mili hai yeH alam-naak kHabar
aik insaan nay kiya aik gadhe ka murder
hai! yeH qatal keH jiss maiN koi mulzim na wakeel
na adaalat, na wakaalat, na zamaanat, na apeal
eiN cheH zulm ast keH baadeeda-e-tarmi beenam
taigH-e-qaatil hamaaH bar gardan-e-kHarmi beenam
kHar bhi ab jaNg ko taiyyaar nazar aa-tay haiN
aalmi jaNg kay aasar nazar aa-tay haiN
iss say pah-lay kay bhaRhak uTheiN gadhoN kay jazbaat
kHar-e-maqtool kay ba-ray maiN yeH ho tahqiqaat
[ kHar-e-maqtool= killed donkey]
yeH gadha kaun tha, kis mulk ka bashinda tha?
kya kisi kHaas jamaat ka numainda tha?
qatal say pah-lay kis baat peH sharminda tha?
kya saboot iska keH woH murdaaH tha ya zinda tha?
bahar-e-taqreer kabhi us-nay zabaaN kholi thi?
aur kholi thi to urdu to nahin boli thi?
ab say pah-lay woH parastaar-e-wafa tha keH nahiN?
yeH jawaaN marg hamesha say gadha tha keH nahiN?
yeH bhi maloom kiya jaaye ba-tahqeeq-e-tamaam
kis liye qatal hua hai yeH kHar-e-gul andaam
kahiN yeH qatal siyasat ka natija to nahiN?
mar-nay waala kisi leader ka bhatija to nahiN?
kahiN iss qatal kay pichhe koi saazish to nahiN?
kahiN yeH bhi kammunistoN ki nawaazish to nahiN?
kahiN iss qatal kay pichhe koi rumaan na ho?
kahiN yeH qatal kisi nazm ka unwaan na ho?
kahiN bimaar-e-gHam-e-dil to nahiN tha yeH gadha?
kahiN kHud apna hi qaatil to nahiN tha yeH gadha?
mujh ko Dar hai yeH gadha haq ka parastaar na ho
zauq kay daur maiN gHaalib ka tarafdaar na ho
agar aisa hai to iss qatal peH afsos hi kya
mar-nay wala bhi gadha, maar-nay wala bhi gadha
barabanki say mili hai yeH alam-naak kHabar
aik insaan nay kiya aik gadhe ka murder
hai! yeH qatal keH jiss maiN koi mulzim na wakeel
na adaalat, na wakaalat, na zamaanat, na apeal
eiN cheH zulm ast keH baadeeda-e-tarmi beenam
taigH-e-qaatil hamaaH bar gardan-e-kHarmi beenam
kHar bhi ab jaNg ko taiyyaar nazar aa-tay haiN
aalmi jaNg kay aasar nazar aa-tay haiN
iss say pah-lay kay bhaRhak uTheiN gadhoN kay jazbaat
kHar-e-maqtool kay ba-ray maiN yeH ho tahqiqaat
[ kHar-e-maqtool= killed donkey]
yeH gadha kaun tha, kis mulk ka bashinda tha?
kya kisi kHaas jamaat ka numainda tha?
qatal say pah-lay kis baat peH sharminda tha?
kya saboot iska keH woH murdaaH tha ya zinda tha?
bahar-e-taqreer kabhi us-nay zabaaN kholi thi?
aur kholi thi to urdu to nahin boli thi?
ab say pah-lay woH parastaar-e-wafa tha keH nahiN?
yeH jawaaN marg hamesha say gadha tha keH nahiN?
yeH bhi maloom kiya jaaye ba-tahqeeq-e-tamaam
kis liye qatal hua hai yeH kHar-e-gul andaam
kahiN yeH qatal siyasat ka natija to nahiN?
mar-nay waala kisi leader ka bhatija to nahiN?
kahiN iss qatal kay pichhe koi saazish to nahiN?
kahiN yeH bhi kammunistoN ki nawaazish to nahiN?
kahiN iss qatal kay pichhe koi rumaan na ho?
kahiN yeH qatal kisi nazm ka unwaan na ho?
kahiN bimaar-e-gHam-e-dil to nahiN tha yeH gadha?
kahiN kHud apna hi qaatil to nahiN tha yeH gadha?
mujh ko Dar hai yeH gadha haq ka parastaar na ho
zauq kay daur maiN gHaalib ka tarafdaar na ho
agar aisa hai to iss qatal peH afsos hi kya
mar-nay wala bhi gadha, maar-nay wala bhi gadha