sukun-e-dil na mayassar huaa zamaane mein — Anwarul Hasan Anwar

vo iztiraab-e-musalsal kaa lutf kyaa jaane
musibaton se jo ghabraa gayaa zamaane mein

ye avadh hai ki jahaan shaam kabhi khatm nahin
vo banaras hai jahaan roz sahar hoti hai

be-khayaali mein bhi phir un kaa khayaal aataa hai
vahi tasvir mire pesh-e-nazar hoti hai

ab tire hijr mein yuun umr basar hoti hai
shaam hoti hai to ro ro ke sahar hoti hai

bhulne vaale tujhe yaad kiyaa hai barson
dil-e-viraan ko yuun aabaad kiyaa hai barson

saath jo de na sakaa raah-e-vafaa mein apnaa
be-iraada bhi use yaad kiyaa hai barson

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

yaad rakhnaa bhi ik ibaadat hai
kyuun na ham un kaa haafiza ho jaaein

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai