us ne dariyaa ko lagaa kar Thokar — Anjum Ludhianvi

khushbuein phuuT ke roi hongi
gul havaaon mein jo bikhraa hogaa

dhuup nikli hai baarishon ke baad
vo abhi ro ke muskuraae hain

dosti bandagi vafaa-o-khulus
ham ye shama jalaanaa bhuul gae

niind kyuun TuuT gai aakhir-e-shab
kaun mere liye taDpaa hogaa

khud-kushi karne mein bhi naakaam rah jaate hain ham
kaun amrit ghol detaa hai hamaare zahr mein

subh kaa khvaab umr bhar dekhaa
aur phir niind aa gai 'anjum'

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

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

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi

zindagi ke bahut qarib na jaa
faasla kuchh to apne dhyaan mein rakh