jo hansnaa hansaanaa hotaa hai — Anwar Masood

kahun ai zauq kyaa haal-e-shab-e-hijr
ki thi ik ik ghaDi sau sau mahine

chaae bhi achchhi banaati hain miri begam magar
munh banaane mein to un kaa koi saani hi nahin

raat aai hai balaaon se rihaai degi
ab na divaar na zanjir dikhaai degi

ajiib lutf thaa naadaaniyon ke aalam mein
samajh mein aaiin to baaton kaa vo maza bhi gayaa

main apne dushmanon kaa kis qadar mamnun huun 'anvar'
ki un ke shar se kyaa kyaa khair ke pahlu nikalte hain

is vaqt vahaan kaun dhuaan dekhne jaae
akhbaar mein paDh leinge kahaan aag lagi thi

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

ghurur bhi jo karun main to aajizi ho jaae
khudi mein lutf vo aae ki be-khudi ho jaae

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

jab talak shisha rahaa main baar-haa toDaa gayaa
ban gayaa patthar to sab ne devtaa maanaa mujhe

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham