wo parde se nikal kar samne jab be-hijab aaya 
jahan-e-ishq mein yak-bargi ek inqalab aaya 
zamin ke zarre zarre se numayan ho gae jalwe 
sar-e-gulzar wo rashk-e-qamar jab be-hijab aaya 
mukarrar zindagani ka maza ho jaega hasil 
dam-e-aKHir bhi qasid le ke gur KHat ka jawab aaya 
muqaddar se mere donon ke donon bewafa nikle 
na umr-e-bewafa palTi na phir ja kar shabab aaya 
wafur-e-sharm se us aaftab-e-husn ke aage 
jahan ka har hasin Dale hue munh par naqab aaya 
dil-e-betab-o-taqat ko tasalli kuchh hui hasil 
payam us but ke aane ka jo waqt-e-iztirab aaya 
ajab pur-kaif aalam hai zamana mast hai 'anwar' 
ki un ke chaudhwin man mein nazar rang-e-sharab aaya
        Ghazal
Wo parde se nikal kar samne jab be-hijab aaya
Anwar Saharanpuri

