kuud kar divaar 'arshi' gham gharon mein aa base — Arshi Malik

sab ke sab mil kar bhi mujh ko zer kar sakte na the
meraa apnaa haath shaamil hai miri paspaai mein

— Arshi Malik

tu chhuDaa kar haath ik din daf'atan kho jaaegaa
aur meri jeb mein teraa pata rah jaaegaa

— Arshi Malik

kisi ke lahje ki yakh-bastagi qayaamat thi
ThiThur ke rah gayaa lab par savaal kaa mausam

— Arshi Malik

ik 'umr se ulfat ke kaTahre mein khaDaa hai
bhugtaae hain is dil ne muqadmaat musalsal

— Arshi Malik

ik lafz bhi na lab se kahaa aur ro diye
'arshi' uThaae dast-e-du'aa aur ro diye

— Arshi Malik

lab-e-khaamosh mein hi jaa-e-amaan aaj bhi hai
varna kahne ko to har munh mein zabaan aaj bhi hai

— Arshi Malik

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

— Mir Taqi Mir

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

— Nasim Zahid

intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa
aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun

— Zubair Khayali

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