ye kuuche ye niilaam ghar dilkashii ke - Sahir Ludhianvi

ye kuuche ye niilaam ghar dilkashii ke

ye lutate hue kaarawaan zindagii ke

kahaan hain, kahaan hain muhaafiz Khudii ke?

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

ye purpench galiyaan, ye beKhaab baazaar

ye gumanaam raahii, ye sikkon kii jhankaar

ye ismat ke saude, ye saudon pe takaraar

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

ta'affun se pur niimroshan ye galiyaan

ye masalii huii adhkhilii zard kaliyaan

ye bikatii huii khokalii rangraliyaan

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

wo ujale dariichon men paayal kii chhan-chhan

tanaffus kii ulajhan pe tabale kii dhan-dhan

ye beruuh kamaron men khaansii kii dhan-dhan

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

ye guunje hue qah-qahe raaston par

ye chaaron taraf bhiid sii khidakiyon par

ye aawaazen khiinchate hue aanchalon par

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

ye phuulon ke gajare, ye piikon ke chhiinte

ye bebaak nazaren, ye gustaaKh fiqare

ye dhalake badan aur ye madaquuq chehare

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

ye bhuukii nigaahen hasiinon kii jaanib

ye badate hue haath siinon kii jaanib

lapakate hue paanv ziinon kii jaanib

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

yahaan piir bhii aa chuke hain jawaan bhii

tanuumand bete bhii, abbaa miyaan bhii

ye biiwii bhii hai aur bahan bhii hai, maan bhii

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

madad chaahatii hai ye hawwaa kii betii

yashodaa kii hamjins raadhaa kii betii

payambar kii ummat zulaiKhaa kii betii

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?

zaraa mulk ke raahbaron ko bulaao

ye kuuche ye galiyaan ye manzar dikhaao

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq ko laao

sanaaKhwaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaan hain?