uTh ke us bazm se aa jaanaa kuchh aasaan na thaa — Aleem Masroor

afsaana mohabbat kaa puuraa ho to kaise ho
kuchh hai dil-e-qaatil tak kuchh hai dil-e-bismil tak

jaane kyaa mahfil-e-parvaana mein dekhaa us ne
phir zabaan khul na saki shama jo khaamosh hui

zamaane ko duun kyaa ki daaman mein mere
faqat chand aansu hain vo bhi kisi ke

nikle tiri mahfil se to saath na thaa koi
shaayad miri rusvaai kuchh duur chali hogi

bhiiD ke khauf se phir ghar ki taraf lauT aayaa
ghar se jab shahr mein tanhaai ke Dar se niklaa

anjaam-e-kashaakash hogaa kuchh dekhein to tamaashaa divaane
yaa khaak uDegi gardun par yaa farsh pe taare nikleinge

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

aaj 'anjum' muskuraa kar us ne phir dekhaa mujhe
shikva-e-jaur-o-jafaa phir bhuul jaanaa hi paDaa

daulat nahin kaam aati jo taqdir buri ho
qaarun ko bhi apnaa khazaanaa nahin miltaa

khud hi jaane lage the aur khud hi
raasta rok kar khaDe hue hain

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye