kaisaa maqaam aayaa mohabbat ki raah mein — Anwar Jamal Anwar

sach ye hai ham hi mohabbat kaa sabaq paDh na sake
varna an-paDh to na the ham ko paDhaane vaale

shahr ki galiyon aur saDkon par phirte hain maayusi mein
kaash koi 'anvar' se puchhe aise be-ghar kitne hain

tumhaare dil mein koi aur bhi hai mere sivaa
gumaan to hai zaraa saa magar yaqin nahin

husn aisaa ki zamaane mein nahin jis ki misaal
aur jamaal aisaa ki DhunDaa kare har khvaab-o-khayaal

ham fitratan insaan hain farishte to nahin hain
daavaa ye karein kaise ki laghzish nahin karte

daaman pe to har ek ke chhiTein hain khuun ki
ab kis se puchhiye ki gunahgaar kaun hai

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

is teri mohabbat mein milaa kuchh bhi nahin hai
main jaan gai huun ki sila kuchh bhi nahin hai

dusron ke vaaste jiite rahe marte rahe
khub-sirat log the raaz-e-mohabbat paa gae

tarab kaa rang mohabbat ki lau nahin detaa
tarab ke rang mein kuchh dard bhi samo lein aaj