tamaam umr jo ki ham se be-rukhi sab ne — Meer Anees

khaak se hai khaak ko ulfat taDaptaa huun 'anis'
karbalaa ke vaaste main karbalaa mere liye

'anis' dam kaa bharosaa nahin Thahar jaao
charaagh le ke kahaan saamne havaa ke chale

aashiq ko dekhte hain dupaTTe ko taan kar
dete hain ham ko sharbat-e-didaar chhaan kar

'anis' aasaan nahin aabaad karnaa ghar mohabbat kaa
ye un kaa kaam hai jo zindagi barbaad karte hain

ashk-e-gham dida-e-pur-nam se sambhaale na gae
ye vo bachche hain jo maan baap se paale na gae

sivaae khaak ke baaqi asar nishaan se na the
zamin se dab gae dabte jo aasmaan se na the

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

phir usi bevafaa pe marte hain
phir vahi zindagi hamaari hai

umr bhar dekhaa kiye marne ki raah
mar gae par dekhiye dikhlaaein kyaa

umr bhar jis ke liye peT se baandhe patthar
ab vo gin gin ke khilaataa hai nivaale mujh ko