hadis-e-dard ko aakhir bayan to hona tha
jo karb dil mein chhupa tha ayan to hona tha

wo pas rahte hue faslon ka qail tha
is ehtimam ko phir dastan to hona tha

zamin ka taj tha wo shakhs apni hasti mein
zamin se badh ke use aasman to hona tha

dukhon ki dhup ke is daur-e-be-murawwat mein
mujhe kisi ke liye saeban to hona tha

tujhe ye kis ne kaha tha hisab mang us se
ab aisi baat pe jaan ka ziyan to hona tha

jahan sabhi the wahan par nahin tha main lekin
jahan koi bhi nahin tha wahan to hona tha

jo main na hota sar-e-dar dusra hota
kisi ko khalq-e-khuda ki zaban to hona tha

wo khud pasand jafa-kar shakhs tha 'anwar'
natijatan use be-karwan to hona tha