vo iztiraab-e-musalsal kaa lutf kyaa jaane — Anwarul Hasan Anwar

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

sukun-e-dil na mayassar huaa zamaane mein
na yaad rakhne mein tum ko na bhuul jaane mein

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

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

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

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

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

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi