kabhi ik baar haule se pukaaraa thaa mujhe tum ne — Anees Ahmad Anees

gavaaraa hi na thi jin ko judaai meri dam-bhar ki
unhin se aaj meri shakl pahchaani nahin jaati

ab gham kaa koi gham na khushi ki khushi mujhe
aakhir ko raas aa hi gai zindagi mujhe

main vo rind-e-nau nahin huun jo zaraa si pi ke bahkun
abhi aur aur saaqi ki main phir sambhal rahaa huun

udhar vo ahd-o-paimaan-e-vafaa ki baat karte hain
idhar mashq-e-sitam bhi tark farmaayaa nahin jaataa

hamin ne chun liye phulon ke badle khaar daaman mein
faqat gulchin ke sar ilzaam Thahraayaa nahin jaataa

tavaaf-e-maah karnaa aur khalaa mein saans lenaa kyaa
bharosa jab nahin insaan ko insaan ke dil par