dard-e-dil ki unhein khabar kyaa ho — Fani Badayuni

jism-e-aazaadi mein phunki tu ne majburi ki ruuh
khair jo chaahaa kiyaa ab ye bataa ham kyaa karein

— Fani Badayuni

kisi ke ek ishaare mein kis ko kyaa na milaa
bashar ko ziist mili maut ko bahaana milaa

— Fani Badayuni

apni jannat mujhe dikhlaa na sakaa tu vaaiz
kucha-e-yaar mein chal dekh le jannat meri

— Fani Badayuni

rone ke bhi aadaab huaa karte hain 'faani'
ye us ki gali hai teraa gham-khaana nahin hai

— Fani Badayuni

mujh tak us mahfil mein phir jaam-e-sharaab aane ko hai
umr-e-rafta palTi aati hai shabaab aane ko hai

— Fani Badayuni

ham hain us ke khayaal ki tasvir
jis ki tasvir hai khayaal apnaa

— Fani Badayuni

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

— Nasim Zahid

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

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

— Hanif Fauq

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi