main thaa sadiyon ke safar mein 'ahmad' — Ahmad Khayal

tu jo ye jaan hatheli pe liye phirtaa hai
teraa kirdaar kahaani se nikal saktaa hai

— Ahmad Khayal

mahakte phuul sitaare damaktaa chaand dhanak
tire jamaal se kitnon ne istifaada kyaa

— Ahmad Khayal

ye bhi ejaaz mujhe ishq ne bakhshaa thaa kabhi
us ki aavaaz se main diip jalaa saktaa thaa

— Ahmad Khayal

havaa ke haath pe chhaale hain aaj tak maujud
mire charaagh ki lau mein kamaal aisaa thaa

— Ahmad Khayal

ye bhi tiri shikast nahin hai to aur kyaa
jaisaa tu chaahtaa thaa main vaisaa nahin banaa

— Ahmad Khayal

kisi darvesh ke hujre se abhi aayaa huun
so tire hukm ki taamil nahin karni mujhe

— Ahmad Khayal

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

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

— Nasim Zahid

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif

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