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