hum un se tut kar milte hain mil kar tut jate hain
tamasha hai ki shishe se bhi patthar tut jate hain

main hun wo sakht-jaan hai jis ki jurat itni mustahkam
mere sine tak aate aate khanjar tut jate hain

jo rishte hote hain qaem faqat matlab-parasti par
wahi rishte yaqinan khud hi aksar tut jate hain

jafa ahl-e-wafa par karke jab ehsas hota hai
wahin dil-soz-o-dil-azar dilbar tut jate hain

kabhi aandhi se titli ko bhi jumbish kuchh nahin hoti
kabhi shahin ke mazbut shah-par tut jate hain

nazar aakhir nazar hai kaam kar jati hai pal bhar mein
haqiqat aainon ki kya hai patthar tut jate hain

tere ashaar mein wo soz hai wo dard hai pinhan
tere ashaar sun kar hum to 'anwar' tut jate hain