sab dikhaate hain tiraa aks miri aankhon mein — Anwar Moazzam

vo habib ho ki rahbar vo raqib ho ki rahzan
jo dayaar-e-dil se guzre use ham-kalaam kar lo

hamein baada-kash-e-dard-e-tamannaa
hamin par band hai mai-khaana dil kaa

kaun royaa pas-e-divaar-e-chaman aakhir-e-shab
kyuun sabaa lauT gai raahguzar se puchho

aankhon mein ghul na jaaein kahin zulmaton ke rang
jis samt raushni hai udhar dekhte raho

aao dekhein ahl-e-vafaa ki hoti hai tauqir kahaan
kis mahfil kaa naam hai maqtal khinchti hai shamshir kahaan

dilon ki aag baDhaao ki log kahte hain
charaagh-e-husn se raushan jahaan nahin hotaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad