Aaah Dilli - Oh Delhi!

Kadak rahi theen bijliyaa.n
Bujh rahi theen battiyaa.n
Chal rahi theen aa.ndhiyaa.n
Doob rahi theen kashtiyaa.n

Ura dastoor ki dhajjiyaa.n
Saudagaro ki pastiyaa.n
Bad-mast karein mastiyaa.n
Byaan ek dooje ki khuubiyaa.n
Baj rahi theen taaliyaa.n
Ban rahi theen surkhiyaa.n
Kaahe ki khush fahmiyaa.n

Dekh darwaze ki takhtiyaa.n
Kar rahe the sakhtiyaa.n
Dikha rahe the garmiyaa.n
De rahe the gaaliyaa.n
Badh rahi theen Dooriyaa.n

Phenk palang o kursiyaa.n
Chadh ke ghar ki siiDhiyaa.n
Band darwaze khiDkiyaa.n
Laga qufl phek chaabiyaan
Jala maachis ki teeliyaan
Phook rahe the aashiyaa.n
Jala rahe the bastiyaa.n
Jhulsa rahe the jhuggiyaa.n
Jale bachche boodhiyaa.n
Bacha sirf khaak o chhaiyaan

Masjid pe raqs-e-shaitanyaan
Police ki gum phurtiyaa.n
Hone ko jahan shaadiyaa.n
Bhar rahe the jholiyaa.n

Jahan dekheen topiyaan
Jahan dekheen dadhiyaan
Uchhaal rahe the pagDiyaa.n
Kas rahe the mutthiyaa.n
Barsa rahe the barchhiyaa.n
Tor rahe the haddiyaa.n
Tor rahe the pasliyaa.n
Jismo pe tooti laathiyaan
Chhatpataen jaise machhliyaa.n

Toot pairon tale daaliyaa.n
Bhag rahi theen la.Dkiyaa.n
Maan baap ki pyaariyaa.n
Chhin rahi theen odhniyaan
Bacha rahi theen choliyaan
Toot rahi theen chuuDiyaa.n
Lut rahi theen betiyaa.n
Le rahi theen siskiyaa.n

Dil ke tukde o raaniyaa.n
Umr pakarne ki tiiliyaa.n
Karne ke din shokhiyaa.n
Kal hi to pahni theen baaliyaa.n.
Hasna bhooleen bachchiyaa.n
Sahmi, le rahi theen siskiyaa.n
Bandhi hui hain hichkiyaa.n
Dhoond baap ki thapkiyaa.n
Kahan se laengeen ab rotiyaan

Sar pe bandhe pattiyaa.n
Laashon ki karein gintiyaa.n
Mit gayee theen hastiyaa.n
Gawah khooni naaliyaa.n

Sharminda jali rassiyaa.n
Ghar dhuan bhari chimniyaa.n
Kaheen aag kaheen khaa.iyaa.n
Sunsaan pari mandiyaa.n
Khatm dil ki narmiyaa.n
Badh chuki duuriyaa.n
Sulajh na rahi gutthiyaa.n

Karo khud hi ghaddariyaan
Auro pe chalao goliyaan?
Kaisi yeh dil ki talkhiyaan!!!
Kyun yeh dil ki talkhiyaan?

- Faiz Anwar

#DelhiPogrom

Video:
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