tez baarish mein kahin duur saDak par baiThe — Ahtamam Sadiq

vo shakhs yaadon kaa mujh ko ghulaam karte hue
gayaa bhi to miri nindein haraam karte hue

— Ahtamam Sadiq

hadd-e-nazar tak ek dariche se aaj phir
main jaa rahaa thaa aur koi dekhtaa rahaa

— Ahtamam Sadiq

ab apnaa intizaar rahegaa tamaam-umr
ik shakhs thaa jo mujh se judaa kar gayaa mujhe

— Ahtamam Sadiq

musalsal sochte rahte hain tum ko
tumhein jiine ki aadat ho gai hai

— Ahtamam Sadiq

so apne shahr ke raunaq ki khair maangnaa tum
main apne gaanv se ik shaam le ke aa rahaa huun

— Ahtamam Sadiq

ab ibaadat mein bhi aa jaate ho lab par mere
itnaa paDhtaa huun tumhein hijr ke lamhon mein ki bas

— Ahtamam Sadiq

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

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

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

— Hanif Fauq