us ke piyaale mein zahr hai ki sharaab — Fatima Hasan

raat dariche tak aa kar ruk jaati hai
band aankhon mein us kaa chehra rahtaa hai

— Fatima Hasan

sukun-e-dil ke liye ishq to bahaana thaa
vagarna thak ke kahin to Thahar hi jaanaa thaa

— Fatima Hasan

ulajh ke rah gae chehre miri nigaahon mein
kuchh itni tezi se badle the un ki baat ke rang

— Fatima Hasan

dikhaai detaa hai jo kuchh kahin vo khvaab na ho
jo sun rahi huun vo dhokaa na ho samaaat kaa

— Fatima Hasan

bhuul gai huun kis se meraa naata thaa
aur ye naata kaise TuuTaa bhuul gai

— Fatima Hasan

main ne maan kaa libaas jab pahnaa
mujh ko titli ne apne rang diye

— Fatima Hasan

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

— Parveen Shakir

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

— Allama Iqbal

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

— Khalid Sharif