halkaa thaa nadaamat se sarmaaya ibaadat kaa — Arzoo Lakhnavi

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

— Arzoo Lakhnavi

khizaan kaa bhes banaa kar bahaar ne maaraa
mujhe do-rangi-e-lail-o-nahaar ne maaraa

— Arzoo Lakhnavi

aap apne se barhami kaisi
main nahin koi aur hai ye bhi

— Arzoo Lakhnavi

hasraton kaa dil se qabza uTh gayaa
ghaasibon ki hukmraani khatm hai

— Arzoo Lakhnavi

khamoshi meri maani-khez thi ai aarzu kitni
ki jis ne jaisaa chaahaa vaisaa afsaana banaa Daalaa

— Arzoo Lakhnavi

phir chaahe to na aanaa o aan baan vaale
jhuTaa hi vaada kar le sachchi zabaan vaale

— Arzoo Lakhnavi

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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

— Irfan Sattar

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