ishq ki aasudgi ko aur kya darkar tha
gesuon ki chhanw thi ya saya-e-diwar tha

dar-haqiqat wo qarib-e-jalwa-gah-e-yar tha
jis ki aankhon mein mazaq-e-hasrat-e-didar tha

aaj wo kyon kha raha hai dar-ba-dar ki thokaren
takht-e-alam ka jo kal tak malik-o-mukhtar tha

mawara-e-aish tha jab aadamiyyat ka wajud
kis qadar be-dagh wo aaina-e-kirdar tha

zauq-e-nazzara ki quwwat salb ho kar rah gai
jalwa-gah-e-naz par kya parda-e-asrar tha

ta-qayamat jis ke naqsh-e-pa rahenge zau-fishan
fakhr hai hum ko wo apna qafila-salar tha

maghfirat farmae maula 'sadiq'-e-marhum ki
wo mera ustad 'anwar' ek bada fankar tha