kuchh uzr pas-e-wada-KHilafi nahin rakhte 
ho kaise masiha dam-e-shafi nahin rakhte 
aise to na the zaKHm ki jo bhar hi na pate 
ahbab magar zarf-e-talafi nahin rakhte 
is chain se jine mein koi bhed nahin hai 
bas ye ki tamannaen izafi nahin rakhte 
is daur mein insaf panap hi nahin sakta 
iKHlas-e-qalam jis mein sahafi nahin rakhte 
hain aur bhi duniya mein suKHnawar bahut achchhe 
hum jaisa magar zauq-e-qawafi nahin rakhte 
ye moajiza mohtaj hai pindar-e-wafa ka 
sab teshe dam-e-koh-shigafi nahin rakhte 
har baat mein kam-maya nazar aate hain 'anjum' 
rahat to kuja dard bhi kafi nahin rakhte
        Ghazal
Kuchh uzr pas-e-wada-KHilafi nahin rakhte
Anjum Khaleeq

