bas aaftab ki tanwir jaisa lagta hai
kitabi chehra hai taswir jaisa lagta hai

koi bhi dekhe to mabhut ho ke rah jae
wo rukh to husn ki tafsir jaisa lagta hai

kisi bhi kaam ka wo mujh ko chhodta hi nahin
khayal bhi tera zanjir jaisa lagta hai

lakir lambi si kajal ki jis mein hoti hai
wo gosha aankh ka shamshir jaisa lagta hai

tumhaare kuche ke malum hain nasheb-o-faraaz
mujhe wo apni hi jagir jaisa lagta hai

ajab kashish hai tere shahr mein mujhe jaanan
koi bhi rut ho wo kashmir jaisa lagta hai

wo chehra aisa hai aankhen thahar hi jati hain
ki ek hasin si tahrir jaisa lagta hai

shab-e-firaq shab-e-wasl mein badal jaana
wo mere khwab ki tabir jaisa lagta hai

nigah uthte hi didar tera ho jaana
meri duaon ki tasir jaisa lagta hai

tera khayal hi marham hai sare zakhmon ka
koi bhi zakhm ho iksir jaisa lagta hai

koi nishan hai na manzil ka hai pata 'anwar'
ye rasta bhi to taqdir jaisa lagta hai