us buDhi pujaaran ke khad-o-khaal se puchho — Ahmad Sageer

zard mausam ne darakhton ki zabaan sil di thi
phir koi phuul hansaa aur khizaan haar gai

— Ahmad Sageer

khudaa-yaa apne kun ki laaj rakh le
tiraa shahkaar zaae' ho rahaa hai

— Ahmad Sageer

javaab aae na aae shikan to aaegi
savaal puchh hi lenaa agarche Darte hue

— Ahmad Sageer

dastaras mein na rahe lafz-gari behtar hai
ham agar bol paDeinge to bahut boleinge

— Ahmad Sageer

ajnabiyyat ki jhalak dekhi gai lahje mein
baat Darne ki hai is baat pe Dar jaaiye naa

— Ahmad Sageer

zard chehron se udaasi ke bichhaDne kaa sabab
log puchheinge to kah denaa ki dukh haar gayaa

— Ahmad Sageer

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

— Jafar Shirazi

us shaan-e-aajizi ke fidaa jis ne 'aarzu'
har naaz har ghurur ke qaabil banaa diyaa

— Arzoo Lakhnavi

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

— Hanif Fauq

bin maange mil rahaa ho to khvaahish fuzul hai
suraj se raushni ki guzaarish fuzul hai

— Shahid Zaki

hijr mein shiddat dikhaate hain sabhi 'aashiq magar
lutf tab hai vasl ho par aarzu baaqi rahe

— Euphonic Amit

hai kahaan tamannaa kaa dusraa qadam yaa-rab
ham ne dasht-e-imkaan ko ek naqsh-e-paa paayaa

— Mirza Ghalib