khila hai phul bahut roz mein muqaddar ka
bas ab na band ho darwaza tere mandar ka

tamam shahr hai hangama-e-nashat mein gum
magar ye karb ye sannata mere andar ka

kabhi na khul ke hansa hun na roya ji bhar ke
rakha hai main ne hamesha qadam barabar ka

sada kisi ki ho aata hai apne aap se khauf
wo ajnabi hun ki ghar ka raha na bahar ka

gurez hai use meri gali se yun jaise
yahan jo aaya to ho jaega wo patthar ka

ye gahe gahe ka milna bhi koi milna hai
jo ho sake to pata dijiye kabhi ghar ka

kabhi kabhi ka ho qissa to koi dukh bhi sune
uthae bojh bhala kaun zindagi bhar ka

asir-e-dam-e-fareb-e-zaban hua aakhir
na e'tibar jise aaya dida-e-tar ka

gham-e-zamana hai wo tegh-e-tishna-kaam 'anjum'
ude hain panw agar war bach gaya sar ka