yaad ki khushbu dil ke nagar mein phailegi — Anwar Minai

har dam duaa-e-aab-o-havaa maangte rahe
nange darakht sabz qabaa maangte rahe

divaangi ki aisi milegi kahaan misaal
kaanTe khaaridtaa huun gulaabon ke shahr mein

is ahd mein rishton ki be-rang dukaanon mein
hiire se bhi mahngaa hai vishvaas kaa aaina

khvaab bikhreinge to ham ko bhi bikharnaa hogaa
shab ki ik ek aziyyat se guzarnaa hogaa

laakh suraj ki inaayaat rahein mere saath
meraa saaya na mire qad ke baraabar phailaa

utraa thaa meri ruuh ke rauzan se jo kabhi
ghuT ghuT ke mere jism mein marne lagaa hai vo

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

raaz-e-gham-e-ulfat ko ye duniyaa na samajh le
aansu mire daaman mein tumhaare bhi mile hain

rahne ko sadaa dahr mein aataa nahin koi
tum jaise gae aise bhi jaataa nahin koi

sadaaon ke jangal mein vo khaamushi hai
ki main ne har aavaaz teri suni hai