Niswaniyat

By Navira Khan

Just another day of me writing about women.

Niswaniyat

Zamaane ne mujhe bediyon mein jakda 

Payal aur chudiyon ki shakal mein

Lekin kahe do iss duniya se ke

Inki khankan aur jhanjhan

Ko main ne gawah banaaya hai

Apni mahenat-o-mushaqqat ka

Apni tarrakki-o-taalim ka

Zamaane ne mujhe phanda diya

Odhni aur angoothi ki shakal mein

Lekin kahe do iss duniya se

Yeh odhni gawah hai mere kirdar ki

Yeh angoothi gawah hai meri wafadaari ki

Zamaane ne mujhe qaid kiya chaar diwari mein

Ek ghar aur khandan ki duhai de kar

Lekin kahe do iss duniya se

Ke mera ghar mera sukoon hai

Aur mera khandaan meri taaqat hai

Zamaane ne mujhpe bandish daali

Chulhe aur kadhaayi ki shakal mein

Lekin kahe do iss duniya se

Ke mera chulha mera hunar toh hai

Lekin sirf vahi pahechaan nahi

Zamaane ne har ek koshish ki 

Mujhe har tarah se baandhne ki

Lekin kahe do iss duniya se 

Ke main ne apni har zanjeer ko

Zariyaa banaaya hai apni kamyabi ka

Main chaand pe bhi chali gyi

Samander mein bhi gotey laga liye 

Ek mulk ki hukmuraan bhi bann hi gyi

Kaarobaar bhi main ne sambhala hain 

Kitaabon se bhi dosti ki hai main ne

Bacchon ko bhi sambhala main ne

Phir bhi iss duniya ne ab tak mujhko

Bass ek tafreeh ki shai hi bana Rakha hain

Lekin

Ek baat pe khatam yeh nazam hai

Ke duniya mein niswaniyat hi insaaniyat ki gawah hain

Toh kab tak mujhko tum rokoge

Toh kab tak mujhko tum tokoge

Main voh chidiya jissne

Sirf upper udna seekha hain

Main voh kahaani hu jisko

Tum sab hi padhna chahte ho

By Navira Khan