ashk-e-gham dida-e-pur-nam se sambhaale na gae — Meer Anees

aashiq ko dekhte hain dupaTTe ko taan kar
dete hain ham ko sharbat-e-didaar chhaan kar

tamaam umr jo ki ham se be-rukhi sab ne
kafan mein ham bhi azizon se munh chhupaa ke chale

'anis' aasaan nahin aabaad karnaa ghar mohabbat kaa
ye un kaa kaam hai jo zindagi barbaad karte hain

gul-dasta-e-maaani ko nae Dhang se baandhun
ik phuul kaa mazmun ho to sau rang se baandhun

garmi se muztarib thaa zamaana zamin par
bhun jaataa thaa jo girtaa thaa daanaa zamin par

'anis' dam kaa bharosaa nahin Thahar jaao
charaagh le ke kahaan saamne havaa ke chale

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa

mire aibon ko ginvaayaa to sab ne
kisi ne meri gham-khvaari nahin ki

main phir rahaa huun shahr mein saDkon pe ghaaliban
aavaaz de ke mujh ko miraa ghar pukaar le