de kar naved-e-naghma-e-gham saaz-e-ishq ko — Anwar Sabri

zulmaton mein raushni ki justuju karte raho
zindagi bhar zindagi ki justuju karte raho

uf vo maasum o hayaa-rez nigaahein jin par
qatl ke baad bhi ilzaam nahin aataa hai

main jo royaa un ki aankhon mein bhi aansu aa gae
husn ki fitrat mein shaamil hai mohabbat kaa mizaaj

tamaam umr qafas mein guzaar di ham ne
khabar nahin ki nasheman ki zindagi kyaa hai

vaqt jab karvaTein badaltaa hai
fitna-e-hashr saath chaltaa hai

meri nigaah-e-fikr mein 'anvar'
ishq fasaana husn hai uryaan

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

udaas aankhon se aansu nahin nikalte hain
ye motiyon ki tarah sipiyon mein palte hain

dasht ki naa-tamaam raahon par
koi saathi hai to shajar tanhaa