
Poet
nae zamane ke nit-nae hadsat likhna
udaas phulon ki zard patton ki baat likhna
falak darichon se jhankte khushnuma manazir
zamin pe be-zariyon men lipti hayat likhna
thakan ka ehsas ho to kar lena yaad us ko
adhure khvabon ki sar-phiri kaenat likhna
siyahi kis ne bikher di kore kaghazon par
ki ujle alfaz kha gae kaise maat likhna
ye kaun us ki kahaniyan phir suna raha hai
kahan se aai hai khushbuon ki barat likhna
andhere raste men raushni ki sada se pahle
ye kis ne kandhe pe rakh diya apna haat likhna
ujale farda ke dhundhti hain thaki nigahen
ye kin hisaron men qaid hai apni zaat likhna
bhatak gai hai chahar samton men soch kyuun kar
ki zehn-o-dil par laga gaya kaun ghaat likhna
kalam tera fasurda chehron ka aaina ho
tu apne ashar men har ik dil ki baat likhna
use ye zid thi ki din ko likhun main raat ‘anjum’
mujhe na manzur tha kabhi din ko raat likhna

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