khursheed, woh dekho doob gaya, zulmat ka nishaN lahraney lagaa
mahtab, woh halkey baadal sey chandi ke varaq barsaaney lagaa.

woh saNwaley-pan par maidaan ke, halki si sabahat daurh chali
thorha saa ubhar kar baadal sey, woh chand jabeeN jhalkaney lagaa.

lo doob gayaa phir baadal meiN, baadal meiN woh khat sey daurh gaye
lo phir woh ghatayeN chaak huiN, zulmat ka qadam thharraney lagaa.

baadal meiN chhupa to khol diye, baadal meiN darichey heerey ke
gardooN peH jo aaya to gardooN, dariya ki tarah lahraney lagaa.

simati jo ghataa tareeki meiN, chandi ke safiney le ke chalaa
sanaki jo hawaa to baadal ke gardaab meiN ghotey khaaney lagaa.

gharfooN sey jhaanka gardooN ke, amvaaj ki nabzeiN taiz huiN
halqoN meiN jo daurha baadal ke, kuhsaar ka sar chakraney lagaa.

pardah jo uthaaya baadal ka, dariyaa peH tabassum daurh gayaa
chilman jo girayee badali ki, maidan ka dil ghabraaney lagaa.

ubhraa to tijjali daurh gayi, dooba to falak be-noor huaa
uljhaa to siyaahi dauraa di, suljha to ziyaa barsaaney lagaa.

kya kaawish-e- noor-o- zulmat hai, kya qaid hai, kya aazadi hai
insaan ki tarhapati fitrat ka mafhoom samajh meiN aaney lagaa.

gardaab = bhaNwar

gharfooN = windows ( singular is gharf)

ziyaa = light

kaawish = struggle

This badalee has seen chand sa mukhraas since April 25th, 1997

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