is ibtida ki saliqe se intiha karte
vo ek baar mile the to phir mila karte
kivaḌ garche muqaffal the us haveli ke
magar faqir guzarte rahe sada karte
hamen qarina-e-ranjish kahan mayassar hai
ham apne bas men jo hote tira gila karte
tiri jafa ka falak se na tazkira chheḌa
hunar ki baat kisi kam-hunar se kya karte
tujhe nahin hai abhi fursat-e-karam na sahi
thake nahin hain mire haath bhi dua karte
unhen shikayat-e-be-rabti-e-suḳhan thi magar
jhijak raha tha main iz.har-e-mudda.a karte
chiqen giri thiin darichon pe chaar su ‘anvar’
nazar jhuka ke na chalte to aur kya karte
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