martabe husn ke kam hon ye zaruri to nahin
aap ki bazm mein hum hon ye zaruri to nahin

wo to maqsum hi kuchh aur hua karte hain
sab ki taqdir mein gham hon ye zaruri to nahin

yun bhi diwane sar-e-rah bhatak sakte hain
aap ki zulf mein kham hon ye zaruri to nahin

aashna muflis-o-nadar ki majburi se
zehn-e-arbab-e-karam hon ye zaruri to nahin

wo to kuchh raste makhsus hua karte hain
har jagah naqsh-e-qadam hon ye zaruri to nahin

chashm-e-saqi kare rah rah ke ishaare 'anwar'
aur phir hosh mein hum hon ye zaruri to nahin