umidon se dil-e-barbaad ko aabaad kartaa huun — Hari Chand Akhtar

shabaab aayaa kisi but par fidaa hone kaa vaqt aayaa
miri duniyaa mein bande ke khudaa hone kaa vaqt aayaa
unhein dekhaa to zaahid ne kahaa imaan ki ye hai …

— Hari Chand Akhtar

zindagi-bhar dahr ki nairangiyaan dekhaa kiye
gardish-e-ayyaam-o-daur-e-aasmaan dekhaa kiye
ham asiraan-e-qafas ki haae re majburiyaan …

— Hari Chand Akhtar

ramz-aashnaa mile kai ahl-e-nazar mile
phir bhi ye justuju rahi koi bashar mile
aadil bhi ho rahim bhi ho kaarsaaz bhi …

— Hari Chand Akhtar

kisi ke husn-e-aalam-taab ki tanvir ke sadqe
kisi bad-bakht ki surat bhi pahchaani nahin jaati
muravvat ki adaa par band aankhein kar ke luT jaanaa …

— Hari Chand Akhtar

ghurur-e-zabt se aah-o-fughaan tak baat aa pahunchi
havas ne kyaa kiyaa dil se zabaan tak baat aa pahunchi
sukun-e-dil se naaqus o azaan tak baat aa pahunchi …

— Hari Chand Akhtar

be-laus mohabbat ki nazar DhunD rahaa huun
anjaam to zaahir hai magar DhunD rahaa huun
ai dekhne vaalo miri uftaad to dekho …

— Hari Chand Akhtar

is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa
divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa
kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa …

— Riyaz Khairabadi

muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai
daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas
jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa …

— Mirza Ghalib

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 …

— Anees Qalb

dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte
mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte
naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte …

— Mahmood Nashtari

kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki
tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki
bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se …

— Irfan Sattar

bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa
ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa
ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo …

— Bushra Masuud