Zindagi Se Darte Ho

A nazm by Noon Meem Rashid on fear, human possibility, and the light within life.

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se darte ho!
to tum bhi ho, to hum bhi hain!

se darte ho?
Aadmi se darte ho?
Aadmi to tum bhi ho, aadmi to hum bhi hain
Aadmi zaban bhi hai, aadmi bayan bhi hai
Us se tum nahin darte!

aur ke rishta-ha-e-ahan se aadmi hai
Aadmi ke daaman se hai
Us se tum nahin darte
"An-kahi" se darte ho
Jo abhi nahin aayi, us ghaRi se darte ho
Us ghaRi ki aamad ki aagahi se darte ho

Pahle bhi to guzre hain
Daur na-rasai ke, "be-riya" KHudai ke
Phir bhi ye samajhte ho hech aarzu-mandi
Ye shab-e-zaban-bandi hai rah-e-KHuda-wandi
Tum magar ye kya jaano

Lab agar nahin hilte, haath jaag uThte hain
Haath jaag uThte hain rah ka nishan ban kar
Nur ki zaban ban kar
Haath bol uThte hain subh ki azan ban kar

se darte ho
to tum bhi ho, to hum bhi hain
se darte ho

Shahr ki fasilon par
Dew ka jo saya tha, pak ho gaya aaKHir
Raat ka libaada bhi
Chaak ho gaya aaKHir, KHak ho gaya aaKHir
Izhdiham-e-insan se fard ki nawa aai
Zaat ki sada aai
Rah-e-shauq mein jaise rah-rau ka KHun lapke
Ik naya junun lapke
Aadmi chhalak uTThe
Aadmi hanse, dekho shahr phir base dekho

Tum abhi se darte ho?
Haan abhi to tum bhi ho
Haan abhi to hum bhi hain
Tum abhi se darte ho
se darte ho!

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