baghair-e-jism bhi hai jism kaa ehsaas zinda — Ahmad Shanas

bahut chhoTaa safar thaa zindagi kaa
main apne ghar ke andar tak na pahunchaa

— Ahmad Shanas

baahar insaanon se nafrat hai lekin
ghar mein Dheron bachche paidaa karte hain

— Ahmad Shanas

kaun qatre mein uThaataa hai talaatum
aur antar-aatmaa tak sinchtaa hai

— Ahmad Shanas

chaand mein darvesh hai jugnu mein jogi
kaun hai vo aur kis ko khojtaa hai

— Ahmad Shanas

saat qulzum hain mire siine mein
ek qatre se ubhaaraa thaa mujhe

— Ahmad Shanas

main us ki pahchaan huun yaa vo meri
kyaa samjhun aur vo samjhaae kyaa kyaa

— Ahmad Shanas

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

— Salman Akhtar

raushni ho rahi hai kuchh mahsus
kyaa shab aakhir tamaam ko pahunchi

— Aslam Farrukhi

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

— Saifuddin Saif

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai

— Saqib Lakhnavi

ai soz-e-jaan-gudaaz abhi main javaan huun
ai dard-e-laa-ilaaj ye umr-e-shabaab hai

— Akhtar Ansari

charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa

— Aziz Nabeel