bahar bhi ab andar jaisa sannata hai
dariya ke us par bhi gahra sannata hai

shor thame to shayad sadiyan bit chuki hain
ab tak lekin sahma sahma sannata hai

kis se bolun ye to ek sahra hai jahan par
main hun ya phir gunga bahra sannata hai

jaise ek tufan se pahle ki khamoshi
aaj meri basti mein aisa sannata hai

nai sahar ki chap na jaane kab ubhregi
chaaron jaanib raat ka gahra sannata hai

soch rahe ho socho lekin bol na padna
dekh rahe ho shahr mein kitna sannata hai

mahw-e-khwab hain sari dekhne wali aankhen
jagne wala bas ek andha sannata hai

darna hai to an-jaani aawaz se darna
ye to 'anis' dekha-bhaala sannata hai