har saans mein khud apne na hone kaa gumaan thaa — Anwar Sabri

"ataa-e-gham pe bhi khush huun miri khushi kyaa hai razaa talab jo nahin hai vo bandagi kyaa hai tiri nigaah ki naqqaashi-e-hasin ke sivaa tu hi bataa miraa mafhum-e-zindagi kyaa hai sitam-shiaar jafaa-aashnaa vafaa-dushman ye nang-e-azmat-e-aadam hai aadmi kyaa hai tiraa tasavvur-e-rangin agar na ho shaamil bahaar-e-gulshan-e-imkaan mein dilkashi kyaa hai zamaana aap kaa kahtaa hai jis ko aks-e-jamil nazar uThaa ke to dekho ye chaandni kyaa hai tamaam umr qafas mein guzaar di ham ne khabar nahin ki nasheman ki zindagi kyaa hai"

"ishq mein gham ke sivaa koi khushi dekhi nahin zindagi shaayaan-e-lutf-e-zindagi dekhi nahin un khizaan-saamaan bahaaron ko bahaarein kyuun kahun kyaa kabhi main ne chaman ki dilkashi dekhi nahin uf vo aankhein marte dam tak jo rahi hain ashk-baar haae vo lab umr bhar jin par hansi dekhi nahin tak rahaa huun nazaa mein yuun un ki surat baar baar zindagi mein jaise ye surat kabhi dekhi nahin vo Dare mahshar-ba-daamaan talkhi-e-maahaul se jis ne un nazron ki shaan-e-barhami dekhi nahin baDh gayaa hai kis qadar taarikiyon kaa silsila baa-vujud-e-subh-e-raushan raushni dekhi nahin"

"daur-e-haazir ho gayaa hai is qadar kam-aashnaa aashnaa hamdam hai koi ab na hamdam-aashnaa aah kis manzil pe pahunchi hain miri tanhaaiyaan DhunDne se bhi nahin miltaa mujhe gham-aashnaa mukhtasar ye hai mire qalb o nazar ki daastaan aashnaa-e-dard-e-dil hai aankh hai nam-aashnaa allaah allaah ye fazaa-e-dushman-e-mehr-o-vafaa aashnaa ke naam se hotaa hai barham aashnaa umr bhar 'anvar' rahungaa aarzu kaa sogvaar marg-e-armaan par azal se huun main maatam-aashnaa"

"inqilaab-e-sahar-o-shaam ilaahi tauba asar-e-gardish-e-ayyaam ilaahi tauba fitrat-e-baada-e-rangin mein nahin kaif o nashaat rind hain morid-e-ilzaam ilaahi tauba sehn-e-gulshan mein bahaaron ne bichhaa rakkhe hain laala o gul ke hasin daam ilaahi tauba aalam-e-nazaa mein palkon pe larazte aansu ishq kaa aakhiri paighaam ilaahi tauba gulshan-e-fikr pe 'anvar' hai giraan-baar mizaaj sher ki baarish-e-ilhaam ilaahi tauba"

"na tanhaa nastarin o nastaran se ishq hai mujh ko fidaa-kaar-e-chaman huun kul chaman se ishq hai mujh ko usi ki god mein palti rahi hai zindagi meri muqaddas vaadi-e-gang-o-jaman se ishq hai mujh ko mohabbat hai azal ke din se shaamil meri fitrat mein bilaa tafriq shaikh o barhaman se ishq hai mujh ko agar chehre hon afsurda to jiine kaa mazaa kyaa hai urus-e-zindagi ke baankpan se ishq hai mujh ko samajhtaa huun use bhi ek manzil raah-e-himmat ki puraanaa halqa-e-daar-o-rasan se ishq hai mujh ko"

"lab pe kaanTon ke hai fariyaad-o-bukaa mere baad koi aayaa hi nahin aabla-paa mere baad mere dam tak hi rahaa rabt-e-nasim o rukh-e-gul nikhat-aamez nahin mauj-e-sabaa mere baad ab na vo rang-e-jabin hai na bahaar-e-aariz laala-ruyon kaa ajab haal huaa mere baad chand sukhe hue patte hain chaman mein raqsaan haae begaanagi-e-aab-o-havaa mere baad munh dhulaati nahin ghunchon kaa urus-e-shabnam gard-aalud hai kaliyon ki qabaa mere baad aadmiyyat-shikni bhi to nahin kam 'anvar' Dar hai kuchh aur na ho is ke sivaa mere baad"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"