tumhaare shahr mein itne makan gire kaise 
mere aziz Thikane dhuan hue kaise 
main shahr-e-jabr se guzra to suraKH-ru ho kar 
unhen ye fikr lahu ka nishan miTe kaise 
suna raha hun kahani hazar raaton ki 
ki shahzade ke sar se sinan haTe kaise 
hisab KHub rakha tum ne apni lagat ka 
mere nisab mein sud-o-ziyan chale kaise 
har ek shaKHs tumhaari tarah nahin hota 
koi kisi se mohabbat kahan kare kaise 
jahan bhi sham hui ghar bana liya apna 
makan bahut the magar be-makan rahe kaise 
'anis' tum to bahut tez chaal chalte the 
zara hamein bhi batao miyan gire kaise
        Ghazal
Tumhaare shahr mein itne makan gire kaise
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