vahshat-e-hijr bhi tanhaai bhi main bhi 'anjum' — Anjum Khaleeq

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

kaisaa firaaq kaisi judaai kahaan kaa hijr
vo jaaegaa agar to khayaalon mein aaegaa

zabaan-bandi ke mausam mein gali-kuchon ki mat puchho
parindon ke chahakne se shajar aabaad hote hain

zamin ki god mein itnaa sukun thaa 'anjum'
ki jo gayaa vo safar ki thakaan bhuul gayaa

allaah ke ghar der hai andher nahin hai
tu yaas ke mausam mein bhi ummid kaa fan siikh

insaan ki niyyat kaa bharosa nahin koi
milte ho to is baat ko imkaan mein rakhnaa

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

hamaare she'r naghme aur sajde
adaa jo ho na paae kyaa hue vo

dil to rotaa rahe aur aankh se aansu na bahe
ishq ki aisi rivaayaat ne dil toD diyaa

kyaa lutf hai aise jiine kaa jis ki na kisi ko parvaa ho
kis kaam kaa marnaa vo marnaa jis kaa ki kisi ko gham na huaa