teraa hi main gadaa huun meraa tu shaah bas hai — Abdul Wahab Yakro

"sharaab laal-e-lab-e-dil-baraan hai mujh kuun mubaah ab aish-o-ishrat-e-donon-jahaan hai mujh kuun mubaah yahi hai farq ham aur tum munin sun ai zaahid vahaan jo tujh ko milegaa yahaan hai mujh kuun mubaah jinhon ke tir-e-mizha dil kuun phoD chalte hain vo shokh dilbar-e-abru-kamaan hai mujh kuun mubaah sharaab o shaahid o khalvat siyaah-masti hosh isi jahaan munin begamaan hai mujh kuun mubaah kharaab dukhtar-e-raz ke hue hain sab 'yakru' ajab ki shaikh kahe hai kahaan hai mujh kuun mubaah"

"tujh qad ki adaa sarv-e-gulistaan siin kahungaa jaadu-e-nayan nargis-e-bustaan siin kahungaa dekhaa huun tire lab pe main missi ki dhaDi kuun zulmaat pe jaa chashma-e-haivaan siin kahungaa mujh dil ki lagan tujh siin hai ai khubi-e-mahfil parvaana naman sham-e-shabistaan siin kahungaa paidaa kiyaa tujh shauq mein dil vusat-e-mashrab yuun haalat-e-dil koh-o-bayaabaan siin kahungaa dekhaa huun tujhe khvaab munin ai pari-paikar is khvaab ke taiin jaa ke sulaimaan siin kahungaa khanjar siin nayan ke dil-e-'yakru' huaa zakhmi ab dil ki tapish khaak-e-shahidaan siin kahungaa"

"kyunke kare na shahr ko ro ro ujaaD chashm tufaan hai pahaaD kuun Daali ukhaaD chashm naddi kanaar ruukh kaa ho hai na baas raast rau kare bahaae ashk siin mizhgaan ke jhaaD chashm aashiq kaa jaan kyunke bachegaa ki aaj dil khuun ho tari nigaah siin nakase hai phaaD chashm vo khush-nigaah dil main lagaa ke gayaa hai aag aanjhu hue hain daana-e-baryaan bhaaD chashm tujh tegh abruvaan ke muqaabil hui thi aaj dil chaak ho rahaa hai hamaaraa daraaD chashm 'yakru' kaa kuchh gunaah nahin sarv-qadd-e-jaan chhaT us ki dekhtaa hai tiri taaD taaD chashm"

"kab kare qasd yaar aavan kaa dil-e-viraan ke basaavan kaa raam maashuq agar hove aashiq toD de sar raqib raavan kaa jhaaD mat jaan tujhe khudaa ki suun dil miraa hai ghubaar daaman kaa jab phaDaktaa hai bijli jyuun dil jhaD lagaati hai nayan saavan kaa bed-e-majnun kahoge 'yakru' kuun khuub lailaa sati hai baaman kaa"

"sunaayaa yaar niin aa kar do taara bulandi pe chaDhaa meraa sitaara mazedaari hai saari hind ke bech na kar azm-e-samarqand-o-bukhaaraa rahaa hai ishq-baazi bech vo chust butaan kan naqd-e-dil kuun jin niin haaraa rahegaa jaan jiitaa kyunke 'yakru' nigah kaa tiir tujh ankhiyaan niin maaraa"

"mujh siin aur dilrubaa siin hai an-ban kyaa karun fan kuchh aavati nahin ban kuchh nahin aati sarv-qad siin ban phirtaa hon gard-baad jiyun ban ban zulf teri siyaah naagan hai chhin leti hai har kisi kaa man dars siin 'ilm ke hai dil bezaar khub-ruyaan kaa khuub hai darshan mujh kuun vaa'iz nako nasihat kar yaar jis siin mile bataao fan yak su 'yakru' kaa haath pahunchtaa nahin kyunke pakDegaa yaar kaa daaman"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"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"