banda-e-alam-e-kharab hun main
zindagani ka inqalab hun main

hai wo nur-e-jamal ki tafsir
aur siyah siyah-bakhtiyon ka bab hun main

zindagi nam hai mohabbat ka
apne maqsad mein kaamyab hun main

hun haqiqat se apni koson dur
sar-basar waqf-e-iztirab hun mein

umr-e-do-roza mustaar mili
bahr-e-hasti mein naqsh-e-ab hun mein

ek tamasha hai kar-gah-e-nazar
main samajhta hun mahw-e-khwab hun main

hai meri zindagi ka raaz yahi
gharq-e-har-mauja-e-sharab hun main

har rag-e-jaan hai masiyat ka nishan
apne aamal ka hisab hun main

al-gharaz kya kahun ki kya hun 'anis'
zindagi ke liye azab hun main