kahne ko lafz do hain ummid aur hasrat — Anand Narayan Mulla

shama ik mom ke paikar ke sivaa kuchh bhi na thi
aag jab tan mein lagaai hai to jaan aai hai

— Anand Narayan Mulla

ishq mein vo bhi ek vaqt hai jab
be-gunaahi gunaah hai pyaare

— Anand Narayan Mulla

main faqat insaan huun hindu musalmaan kuchh nahin
mere dil ke dard mein tafriq-e-imaan kuchh nahin

— Anand Narayan Mulla

us ik nazar ke bazm mein qisse bane hazaar
utnaa samajh sakaa jise jitnaa shuur thaa

— Anand Narayan Mulla

husn ke jalve nahin muhtaaj-e-chashm-e-aarzu
shama jalti hai ijaazat le ke parvaane se kyaa

— Anand Narayan Mulla

nizaam-e-mai-kada saaqi badalne ki zarurat hai
hazaaron hain safein jin mein na mai aai na jaam aayaa

— Anand Narayan Mulla

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

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

— Anjum Khaleeq

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

— Iqbal Sajid

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

— Aabid Adeeb

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

— Khumar Barabankavi