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शायद तेरी मिट्टी की किस्मत
मेरी मिट्टी से अलग सी है,
फिर भी तेरी मिट्टी की महक
मेरी मिट्टी की महक सी है।
जो मंजर देखे तेरी मिट्टी ने
वही देखे मेरी मिट्टी ने,
लहू सोखा , पसीना देखा
कुछ आँसू भी सँजोये थे,
माँ के लाल की भूख की खातिर
गेहूं के बीज भी बोये थे।
फिर क्यूँ झूठा जग ये बोले,
तेरी मिट्टी मेरी मिट्टी से अलग सी है
मुझको लगता ऐसा अब भी,
तेरी मिट्टी की चमक मेरी मिट्टी की
चमक सी है।
चमक सी है।
कुछ हीर इधर रेह गयी
कुछ राँझे उधर बेह गए,
कुछ आँखें यूं ही पथरा गयी
कुछ दिल चुपचाप सेह गए।
चंद लकीरें खीच के कहते
ये जमीन तुम्हारी ,ये उसकी है
आहें समझ रहे है जिसको,
नादान ना जाने सिसकी है।
लकीर के उस पार कड़ी वो देखे मुझको,
उसका एक सवाल रहे घेरे मुझको।
"तेरी चूड़ियों की खनक मेरे कंगन सी है ,
फिर क्यूँ मेरी मिटटी की किस्मत तेरी मिटटी से अलग सी है।
मुल्तान, लाहौर सब तुम्हारे हो गए,
रह गया पंजाब मेरा अधूरा।
जाने ये अधूरा ख्वाब मेरे पागल मन का,
कब होगा पूरा।
लकीरें मिटायें तो मिटायें कैसे,
ये खिंचे बुझे दिल मिलाएं कैसे।
चंद लम्हों की बर्बादी ने बदल दी किस्मत
मेरे मुल्क की,
जो जमीं कभी थी हमारी,
आज शान है वो तेरे मुल्क की.
कभी मिले खुदा से,
ये सवाल उठेगा हमारा,
क्या आया तेरे दिल में जो कर दिया
मेरे मुल्क का बँटवारा।
जब तेरी मिटटी की चहक
मेरी मिटटी सी है,
फिर क्यूँ तेरी मिटटी की किस्मत
मेरी मिटटी से अलग सी है
P.S. There are a lot of things we wish for, true love, money, comfortable life, happiness, etc etc,..There are a lot of things we wish we could change, decisions, faults, choices...you name it. But there are a few wishes as common and as gruesome as the fact that partition shouldnt have happened. It has been years and the scars havent healed at all. They remain fresh in our memory. Partition divided our country, and the after effects was a gruesome, gory tale for all of us to remember.
I wish it did not happen.
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ReplyDeleteI really wish it wouldnt have happened..
Deleteबेहद खूबसूरत रचना
ReplyDeleteShukriya..
DeleteBeautiful poetry. Very nicely created and depicts your wishes very well. Awesome creation !!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine : Binzy - A wishful wish(55 fiction)
Thank u,...
Deletevery beautiful poetry .. All the Best for BAT
ReplyDeleteMy Entry - Vikas Khair - Wishes
Thnx
Deletevery beautiful
ReplyDeleteThank u princess!
Deleteसुन्दर रचना डॉक्टर साहिबा
ReplyDeleteबेहतरीन लिखा हैं आपने
सिर्फ माटी कभी बाटी न गई
बटे हैं दिल
बटे जज्बात हैं
आँखों खून उतर आए
ये भी कोई सौगात हैं
Bas sangat ka asar hai.. :)
DeleteTrue , some things in history should not have happened
ReplyDeleteI guess evryone wishes the same.
Deletetrue and beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteUthra Suresh- If only wishes were horses
beautifully written :)
ReplyDeleteAll The Best :)
Such deep sadness! You are right, partition has created wounds which will never heal.
ReplyDeleteDagny
Your poetry brought back to my memory the recently seen visuals from Bhag Milkha.... Very well written.
ReplyDeleteOh, a very unique thought....a subject which deserves more posts....aha, so u can cook up hindi poems too and so deftly. Cool you
ReplyDeletethis poem reminded me of SRK reciting poem in court room in Veer-Zara,well done
ReplyDeleteso beautiful and filled with emotion.. it's so true.. i wish it had not happened too ....
ReplyDeleteThnks so much!!
DeleteThe ramifications of Radcliffe line are exquisitely portrayed.
ReplyDeleteMitti to don taraf ek hi hai par kuch dahshatgardon ne gehun ki jagah nafrat ke beej bo diye hain.
http://calvy.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/the-dog-of-tetwal-beyond-borders-boundaries/
wah! wah! Superb! (Shayari dekhke bhaag raha tha phir socha padne ki koshish karoon :) )
ReplyDeleteAapne poem padhi... :D thats ,more than enuf,,, :)
Deletebeautiful ... simply ... lands divided .. hearts raged against.. brothers turned enemies .. whatelse did we get ?
ReplyDeletesome selfish minds .. bring self-made calamities for lifetime .. !!
I dnt know bout others bt i seriouslyy widh it wouldnt have happened..
Deleteबहुत बहुत खूब। दिल को छू गई आपकी कवित। और बड़ी प्रसंता हुई एक और हिंदी कवि से मिलकर। बहुत ही बढ़िया रचना और प्रस्तुति।
ReplyDeleteThnk u ayushi, bas koshish kar lete hain... :)
DeleteI loved this totally...
ReplyDeleteI also wonder the same all the same!
If there was no partition, life would have been simple and happiness would have prevailed!
All the best for BAT!
My entry:
http://www.locomente.blogspot.in/2013/08/best-days-of-my-life.html
Thank u satya for kind words, and welcome to the blog.
DeletePowerful piece, asteria! Seeing widespread communal carnage, we all have to agree that partition brought around an inglorious end.Lovely poem! ATB for BAT!
ReplyDeletethank u mam!
Deletekudossss....
ReplyDeleteek composition to banta hai...!
kya likha hai memsaab ne.. really.. its touchy, patriotic and aspiring for unity and brotherhood.
ReplyDeleteIt reminded me one of my favorite songs, Mere dushman mere bhai mere humsaaye.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poet, but after looking at recent incidents, I doubt these one-sided thoughts (of Indians) make sense anymore. :(