labon pe apne gulabon ki tazgi rakhna
magar mizaj haqiqat mein aatishi rakhna

kabhi kabhi shab-e-haalat ke andheron mein
bahut zaruri hai aankhon ko shabnami rakhna

yahi mazaq bahut umda hai jawani mein
makan-e-shauq mein mehman ajnabi rakhna

bahut khulus se ahbab mujh se kahte hain
zaban bayan mein ye andaz daimi rakhna

sabaq mila yahi aslaf se mujhe 'anwar'
ghazal mein husn-o-latafat ki chashni rakhna