palkon ke sitaare bhi uDaa le gai 'anvar' — Anwar Masood

jo hansnaa hansaanaa hotaa hai
rone ko chhupaanaa hotaa hai

is vaqt vahaan kaun dhuaan dekhne jaae
akhbaar mein paDh leinge kahaan aag lagi thi

chaae bhi achchhi banaati hain miri begam magar
munh banaane mein to un kaa koi saani hi nahin

raat aai hai balaaon se rihaai degi
ab na divaar na zanjir dikhaai degi

ajiib lutf thaa naadaaniyon ke aalam mein
samajh mein aaiin to baaton kaa vo maza bhi gayaa

hamein qarina-e-ranjish kahaan mayassar hai
ham apne bas mein jo hote tiraa gilaa karte

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

ab na vo zauq-e-vafaa hai na mizaaj-e-gham hai
hu-ba-hu garche koi teri misaal aayaa thaa

tanhaa khaDaa huun main bhi sar-e-karbalaa-e-asr
aur sochtaa huun mere taraf-daar kyaa hue

dukh de yaa rusvaai de
gham ko mire gahraai de