vaahima iztiraab ki chaukhaT — Farah Rizwi

jis dam khayaal-e-yaar ki be-chehragi gai
aaina-e-firaaq se be-raunaqi gai
baiThaa ghubaar-e-hasrat-e-taamir ab ki baar …

— Farah Rizwi

laakh chhupte phirein harfon mein simaTte jaaein
sher uftaad hain uD uD ke lipaTte jaaein
hasrats-e-hauq ne is darja uDaai rangat …

— Farah Rizwi

chalo sabil karein us ko jaa manaane se
khushi ko giit mayassar nahin zamaane se
sukut aisaa samar-baar to kabhi na huaa …

— Farah Rizwi

dil ko aazaar lagaa deti hai
abtari paar lagaa deti hai
chaand to ek hi hotaa hai qalaq …

— Farah Rizwi

phir se darpesh safar kaa qissa
ek TuuTe hue ghar kaa qissa
ham ne taaviz ki surat baandhaa …

— Farah Rizwi

ye varaa-e-makaan mulaaqaatein
hijr ke darmiyaan mulaaqaatein
saa'at-e-ranj-e-mustaqil ki khalish …

— Farah Rizwi

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

hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa
jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa
qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein …

— M. Qamruddin

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