kab ziyaa baar tiraa chehra e zebaa hogaa

Anwar Masood

Kab ziyaa-baar tiraa chehra-e-zebaa hogaa Kyaa jab aankhen na rahengee to ujaalaa hogaa Mashghala us ne ajab saunp diyaa hai yaaro Umr bhar sochte rahiye ki vo kaisaa hogaa Jaane kis rang se rooThegee tabee.at us kee Jaane kis Dhang se ab us ko manaanaa hogaa Is taraf shahr udhar Duub rahaa thaa sooraj Kaun sailaab ke manzar pe na royaa hogaa Yahee andaaz-e-tijaarat hai to kal kaa taajir Barf ke baaT liye dhuup men baiThaa hogaa Dekhnaa haal zaraa ret kee deevaaron kaa Jab chalee tez havaa ek tamaashaa hogaa Aasteenon kee chamak ne hamen maaraa 'anvar' Ham to khanjar ko bhee samjhe yad-e-baizaa hogaa