isne dekha hai sar-e-bazm sitamgar ki tarah

is ne dekhā hai sar-e-bazm sitamgar kī tarah

phuul pheñkā bhī mirī samt to patthar kī tarah

us ke lab ko mire lab rah ga.e chhūte chhūte

maiñ bhī nākām chalā aayā sikandar kī tarah

rañg sūraj kā sar-e-shām huā jaatā hai zard

us kā bhī ghar na ho vīrān mire ghar kī tarah

dard us ahd kī mīrās hai Darnā kaisā

dard ko oḌh liyā karte haiñ chādar kī tarah

log har lamha badalte haiñ nazariye apne

zehn-e-insāñ bhī tavā.if ke hai bistar kī tarah

ab kī yūrish meñ kahīñ gir hī na jaa.e ye fasīl

shor rahtā hai mire dil meñ samundar kī tarah

kaisā is ahd meñ paimān-e-vafā log ab to

dost har saal badalte haiñ calender kī tarah

lafz aate hī mire lab pe laraz jaate haiñ

hāl-e-dil sunte haiñ ab vo kisī afsar kī tarah

vahī pābandi-e-auqāt vahī ma.amūlāt

zindagī ghar meñ basar hotī hai daftar kī tarah

ho gayā ḳhāk-nashīñ par ye jhukā.e na jhukā

kisī sar meñ bhī na saudā ho mire sar kī tarah

'anjum' is ahd meñ TuuTe hue dil ke rishte

joḌne par bhī haiñ udhḌe hue collar kī tarah

is ne dekha hai sar-e-bazm sitamgar ki tarah

phul phenka bhi meri samt to patthar ki tarah

us ke lab ko mere lab rah gae chhute chhute

main bhi nakaam chala aaya sikandar ki tarah

rang suraj ka sar-e-sham hua jata hai zard

us ka bhi ghar na ho viran mere ghar ki tarah

dard us ahd ki miras hai Darna kaisa

dard ko oDh liya karte hain chadar ki tarah

log har lamha badalte hain nazariye apne

zehn-e-insan bhi tawaif ke hai bistar ki tarah

ab ki yurish mein kahin gir hi na jae ye fasil

shor rahta hai mere dil mein samundar ki tarah

kaisa is ahd mein paiman-e-wafa log ab to

dost har sal badalte hain calender ki tarah

lafz aate hi mere lab pe laraz jate hain

haal-e-dil sunte hain ab wo kisi afsar ki tarah

wahi pabandi-e-auqat wahi mamulat

zindagi ghar mein basar hoti hai daftar ki tarah

ho gaya KHak-nashin par ye jhukae na jhuka

kisi sar mein bhi na sauda ho mere sar ki tarah

'anjum' is ahd mein TuTe hue dil ke rishte

joDne par bhi hain udhDe hue collar ki tarah