kaisaa maqaam aayaa mohabbat ki raah mein — Anwar Jamal Anwar

sach ye hai ham hi mohabbat kaa sabaq paDh na sake
varna an-paDh to na the ham ko paDhaane vaale

shahr ki galiyon aur saDkon par phirte hain maayusi mein
kaash koi 'anvar' se puchhe aise be-ghar kitne hain

tumhaare dil mein koi aur bhi hai mere sivaa
gumaan to hai zaraa saa magar yaqin nahin

husn aisaa ki zamaane mein nahin jis ki misaal
aur jamaal aisaa ki DhunDaa kare har khvaab-o-khayaal

ham fitratan insaan hain farishte to nahin hain
daavaa ye karein kaise ki laghzish nahin karte

daaman pe to har ek ke chhiTein hain khuun ki
ab kis se puchhiye ki gunahgaar kaun hai

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

na paak hogaa kabhi husn o ishq kaa jhagDaa
vo qissa hai ye ki jis kaa koi gavaah nahin

sau fasaad ek ishq mein uTThe
boyaa ik tukhm uge hazaar darakht

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

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

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi