saath us ke koi manzar koi pas-e-manzar na ho — Anwar Masood

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

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

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

jo hansnaa hansaanaa hotaa hai
rone ko chhupaanaa hotaa hai

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

gham-e-zindagi ik musalsal azaab
gham-e-zindagi se mafar bhi nahin

aansuon se koi aavaaz ko nisbat na sahi
bhigti jaae to kuchh aur nikharti jaae