na koi rok sakaa khvaab ke safiron ko — Adil Mansuri

kab tak paDe rahoge havaaon ke haath mein
kab tak chalegaa khokhle shabdon kaa kaarobaar

— Adil Mansuri

dariyaa ke kinaare pe miri laash paDi thi
aur paani ki tah mein vo mujhe DhunD rahaa thaa

— Adil Mansuri

soe to dil mein ek jahaan jaagne lagaa
jaage to apni aankh mein jaale the khvaab ke

— Adil Mansuri

bismil ke taDapne ki adaaon mein nasha thaa
main haath mein talvaar liye jhuum rahaa thaa

— Adil Mansuri

ab TuTne hi vaalaa hai tanhaai kaa hisaar
ik shakhs chikhtaa hai samundar ke aar-paar

— Adil Mansuri

vo kaun thaa jo din ke ujaale mein kho gayaa
ye chaand kis ko DhunDne niklaa hai shaam se

— Adil Mansuri

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

— Khumar Barabankavi

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

— Nasim Zahid

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

— Mir Taqi Mir

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

— Hanif Fauq

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi