muzaffar hanafi's poetry

main gunahgaar aur an ginat paarsa char janib se yalghaar karte hue
jaise shab khoon mein baukhla kar uthen log-talwaar! talwaar! karte hue

this couplet sketches a laconic picture of the fears of a society that points fingers at others....paarsa means 'holier than thou'...people who are usually threatened by difference are the ones who are usually unsure about their own beliefs. The image of an ambush (shab khoon) is very appropriate in suggesting the sleepy monotony of the existence of the people who are not used to difference and change.

woh kharaashen dikhate rahe haath ki, sangsaari ke dauraan aayin thin jo
ham idhar zakhm e sar ko chchupate rahe, aur taz'een e dastaar karte hue

this is another image of the oppressor and the oppressed, lover/beloved, sangsaari is stoning, or throwing stones at someone, but also look at the self respect of the one stoned who tries to hide his wound by raising his head gear (dastaar) higher

phir chchati his ne parche lagae bahut, aaine aaqbat ne dikhaye bahut
bhai ne aaj kyon mujh ko dekha nahin, taj poshi ka darbaar karte hue

woh zamaana laga hai ke ab jism mein khaar ke waste qatra khoon bhi nahin
ek woh waqt bhi tha ke chalte the ham, raaste bhar ko gulzaar karte hue

this couplet is self evident....khaar means a thorn.