"dharti se aakaash milaa do mujh ko meraa aaj pataa do tan to khud hi miT jaaegaa man paapi hai is ko sazaa do meraa bachcha zid kartaa hai baabaa mujh ko suraj laa do main ne apnaa qatl kiyaa hai sapnaa hai taabir bataa do apnaa maatam khud kar lungaa mujh ko meri laash dikhaa do"
دھرتی سے آکاش ملا دو مجھ کو میرا آج پتا دو تن تو خود ہی مٹ جائے گا من پاپی ہے اس کو سزا دو میرا بچہ ضد کرتا ہے بابا مجھ کو سورج لا دو میں نے اپنا قتل کیا ہے سپنا ہے تعبیر بتا دو اپنا ماتم خود کر لوں گا مجھ کو میری لاش دکھا دو
धरती से आकाश मिला दो मुझ को मेरा आज पता दो तन तो ख़ुद ही मिट जाएगा मन पापी है इस को सज़ा दो मेरा बच्चा ज़िद करता है बाबा मुझ को सूरज ला दो मैं ने अपना क़त्ल किया है सपना है ताबीर बता दो अपना मातम ख़ुद कर लूँगा मुझ को मेरी लाश दिखा दो
"jo rivaayat kaa munkir ho aae naqsh-haa-e-buzurgaan miTaae un ke dil mein jagah mil gai hai meri qimat zamaana lagaae main samundar pe hanstaa rahungaa yaa miri tishnagi ye bujhaae gham ki hurmat isi mein chhupi hai ek aansu bhi girne na paae zindagi mere qadmon tale hai maut mujh pe ab aansu bahaae"
Nadeem Siddiqui"gahre samundaron mein bil-aakhir utar gae khush-fahmiyon kaa zahr piyaa aur mar gae ham ahd-e-nau ke log bhi allaah ki panaah kaasa uThaae haath mein apne hi ghar gae kuchh log uD rahe the havaaon ke dosh par kyaa jaane kis khayaal se ham bhi udhar gae kal raat pi-pilaa ke baDi mastiyaan huiin aakhir ko thak-thakaa ke phir apne hi ghar gae kyaa kyaa na ban rahe the miyaan hazrat-e-'nadim' suraj ko chhune nikle the saae se Dar gae"
Nadeem Siddiqui"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"
Farooque Adil"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"
"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"
Bushra Masuud"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"
Irfan Sattar"dam-ba-khud meri anaa teri adaa bhi dam-ba-khud tere pahlu mein rahaa main aur rahaa bhi dam-ba-khud dekhiye pahle lahu Tapke ki phailein kirchiyaan dam-ba-khud teri nazar bhi aaina bhi dam-ba-khud itnaa sannaaTaa ki jaise avvalin shaam-e-firaaq dam-ba-khud hai aasmaan bhi aur havaa bhi dam-ba-khud yaad hai tujh ko vo pahle lams ki hiddat ki jab rah gai thi dafatan teri hayaa bhi dam-ba-khud ek se aalam mein donon mukhtalif asbaab se dam-ba-khud teraa karam meri duaa bhi dam-ba-khud aisaa lagtaa hai ki donon se nahin nisbat mujhe dam-ba-khud umr-e-ravaan sail-e-fanaa bhi dam-ba-khud khauf-e-tajdid-e-taaluq darmiyaan haail rahaa dam-ba-khud teraa sitam meraa galaa bhi dam-ba-khud yuun gumaan hotaa hai donon ki tavaqqoa ek thi dam-ba-khud teri vafaa meri sazaa bhi dam-ba-khud jab khule meri haqiqat tum vo manzar dekhnaa dam-ba-khud naa-aashnaa bhi aashnaa bhi dam-ba-khud"
Irfan Sattar"khushk us ki zaat kaa saaton samundar ho gayaa dhuup kuchh aisi paDi vo shakhs banjar ho gayaa aangan aangan zahr barsaaegi us ki chaandni vo agar mahtaab ki surat ujaagar ho gayaa mere aadhe jism ki us ko lagegi bad-du'aa kal khabar aa jaaegi vo shakhs patthar ho gayaa kis ne apne haath se khud maut kaa katba likhaa kaun apni qabr par 'ibrat kaa patthar ho gayaa qurb jab had se baDhaa duuri muqaddar ho gai us kaa milnaa bhi na milne ke baraabar ho gayaa main ki baahar ki fazaa mein qaid thaa jis ke sabab aaj vo khud jins ke pinjre ke andar ho gayaa muft mein taqsim ki 'saajid' mataa-e-shaaeri jis ne apnaa qurb apnaayaa vo shaa'ir ho gayaa"
Iqbal Sajid