Syed Nawab Afsar Lakhnavi

"allah allah ye hangama-e-paikar-e-hayat ab vo avaz bhi dete hain to sunte nahin ham"

"nakhuda maujon ki is narm-khirami pe na ja yahi maujen to badal jaati hain tufanon men"

"numud-e-sub.h se shab ki vo tirgi to ga.i ye aur baat ki suraj men raushni kam hai"

"kya kahen bazm men kuchh aisi jagah baiThe hain jam-e-mai hadsa ban jaa.e to ham tak pahunche"

"hukm-e-lab-bandi farogh-e-dastan banta gaya zakhm ko jitna dabaya khun-chakan banta gaya"

naakhudaa maujon ki is narm-khiraami pe na jaa
yahi maujein to badal jaati hain tufaanon mein

numud-e-subh se shab ki vo tirgi to gai
ye aur baat ki suraj mein raushni kam hai

kyaa kahein bazm mein kuchh aisi jagah baiThe hain
jaam-e-mai haadsa ban jaae to ham tak pahunche

allaah allaah ye hangaama-e-paikaar-e-hayaat
ab vo aavaaz bhi dete hain to sunte nahin ham

hukm-e-lab-bandi farogh-e-daastaan bantaa gayaa
zakhm ko jitnaa dabaayaa khun-chakaan bantaa gayaa