ik karb-e-musalsal ki sazaa dein to kise dein — Aanis Moin

ye aur baat ki rang-e-bahaar kam hogaa
nai ruton mein darakhton kaa baar kam hogaa

aaj zaraa si der ko apne andar jhaank kar dekhaa thaa
aaj miraa aur ik vahshi kaa saath rahaa pal do pal kaa

utaaraa dil ke varaq par to kitnaa pachhtaayaa
vo intisaab jo pahle bas ik kitaab pe thaa

gahri sochein lambe din aur chhoTi raatein
vaqt se pahle dhuup saron pe aa pahunchi

hazaaron qumqumon se jagmagaataa hai ye ghar lekin
jo man mein jhaank ke dekhun to ab bhi raushni kam hai

tumhaare naam ke niche khinchi hui hai lakir
kitaab-e-zist hai saada is indiraaj ke baad

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

nahin vo sham-e-mohabbat rahi to phir 'aasim'
ye kis duaa se mire ghar mein raushni si hai

sikhaa na duaaon mein qanaaat kaa saliqa
vo maang rahaa huun jo muqaddar mein nahin hai

abr barse to inaayat us ki
shaakh to sirf duaa karti hai

ye naqsha hai ki munh takne lagaa hai muddaaa meraa
ye haalat hai ki surat dekhtaa hai muddai meri

dil ki masjid mein kabhi paDh le tahajjud ki namaaz
phir sahar ke vaqt honTon par duaa bhi aaegi