the abandoned lighthouse / ahl e kitab ki sitam zareefi

the abandoned lighthouse

the message
from bilal's minaret
the beckoning beacon
of the desert
now gone astray

the cacophony, though
still disturbs sleep

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ahl e kitab ki sitam zareefi

sadiaN beet gaeeN
roshni gul hu'aye
behri minar say
aur khwaab e khargosh 
maiN ghota-zun
khuda aur na-khuda
ki joos'tu'ju maiN 
larzaaN haiN hum