ai be-khudi salaam tujhe teraa shukriya — Javed Saba

ye jo mahfil mein mire naam se maujud huun main
main nahin huun miraa dhokaa hai koi dekh na le

ye kah ke us ne mujhe makhmase mein Daal diyaa
milaao haath agar vaaqai mohabbat hai

mujhe tanhaai ki aadat hai meri baat chhoDein
ye liije aap kaa ghar aa gayaa hai haat chhoDein

ye jo milaate phirte ho tum har kisi se haath
aisaa na ho ki dhonaa paDe zindagi se haath

guzar rahi thi zindagi guzar rahi hai zindagi
nasheb ke baghair bhi faraaz ke baghair bhi

aap se ab kyaa chhupaanaa aap koi ghair hain
ho chukaa huun main kisi kaa aap bhi ho jaaiye

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

aaj 'anjum' muskuraa kar us ne phir dekhaa mujhe
shikva-e-jaur-o-jafaa phir bhuul jaanaa hi paDaa

daulat nahin kaam aati jo taqdir buri ho
qaarun ko bhi apnaa khazaanaa nahin miltaa

khud hi jaane lage the aur khud hi
raasta rok kar khaDe hue hain