kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai — Anjum Khaleeq

kaisaa firaaq kaisi judaai kahaan kaa hijr
vo jaaegaa agar to khayaalon mein aaegaa

zabaan-bandi ke mausam mein gali-kuchon ki mat puchho
parindon ke chahakne se shajar aabaad hote hain

zamin ki god mein itnaa sukun thaa 'anjum'
ki jo gayaa vo safar ki thakaan bhuul gayaa

allaah ke ghar der hai andher nahin hai
tu yaas ke mausam mein bhi ummid kaa fan siikh

vahshat-e-hijr bhi tanhaai bhi main bhi 'anjum'
jab ikaTThe hue sab ek ghazal aur kahi

insaan ki niyyat kaa bharosa nahin koi
milte ho to is baat ko imkaan mein rakhnaa

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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