tere jaane se zyaada hain na kam pahle the — Afzal Khan

ye kah diyaa hai mire aansuon ne tang aa kar
hamein ba-vaqt-e-zarurat nikaaliye saahab

— Afzal Khan

ye nukta ik qissa-go ne mujh ko samjhaayaa
har kirdaar ke andar ek kahaani hoti hai

— Afzal Khan

daalaan mein sabza hai na taalaab mein paani
kyuun koi parinda miri divaar pe utre

— Afzal Khan

zaraa ye dusraa misraa durust farmaaein
mire makaan pe likkhaa hai ghar baraae-farokht

— Afzal Khan

bhaav taao mein kami beshi nahin ho sakti
haan magar tujh se kharidaar ko naa kaise ho

— Afzal Khan

isi liye hamein ehsaas-e-jurm hai shaayad
abhi hamaari mohabbat nai nai hai naa

— Afzal Khan

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

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

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

— Hanif Fauq

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

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif