saz-e-hayat qaid-o-salasil kahen kise
jab dil hi bujh gaya ho to phir dil kahen kise

rudad-e-gham tawil to itni nahin magar
koi kahan hai madd-e-muqabil kahen kise

bachte bachate mauj-e-hawadis se aa ke hum
sahil pe dub jaen to sahil kahen kise

dast-e-dua bhi kat ke ahbab chal diye
haal-e-dil-e-shikasta mein shamil kahen kise

'anjum' hamara ahd hai bahrupiyon ka ahd
jo hai naqab-posh hai qatil kahen kise