chaDhaa huaa thaa vo dariyaa agar hamaare liye — Ahmad Mahfuz

daaman ko zaraa jhaTak to dekho
duniyaa hai kuchh aur shai nahin hai

— Ahmad Mahfuz

dil ne lagaa diyaa hai jo ik kaam se mujhe
har dam laDaai rahti hai aaraam se mujhe

— Ahmad Mahfuz

jaantaa huun in dinon kaisaa hai dariyaa kaa mizaaj
is liye saahil se thoDaa faasla rakhtaa huun main

— Ahmad Mahfuz

apne hi aks kaa chakkar to nahin chaaron taraf
ki nazar aate hain ab khud ko hamin chaaron taraf

— Ahmad Mahfuz

zehn par zor bhi Daalo to na yaad aauun main
is tarah parda-e-nisyaan mein chhupaa lo mujh ko

— Ahmad Mahfuz

zakhmon ko ashk-e-khun se sairaab kar rahaa huun
ab aur bhi tumhaaraa chehra khilaa rahegaa

— Ahmad Mahfuz

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

— Aabid Adeeb

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

— Muzaffar Abdali

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

— Aabid Adeeb

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

— Allama Iqbal

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

— Khalid Sharif