bhuuk se yaa vabaa se marnaa hai — Ishrat Afreen

vo zakhm chun ke mire khaar mujh mein chhoD gayaa
ki us ko shauq thaa be-intihaa gulaabon kaa

— Ishrat Afreen

kachchi umron mein bhi akeli rahi
main sadaa apni hi saheli rahi

— Ishrat Afreen

yaa mujhe teri hatheli bujhe
yaa koi shokh saheli bujhe

— Ishrat Afreen

laDkiyaan maaon jaise muqaddar kyuun rakhti hain
tan sahraa aur aankh samundar kyuun rakhti hain

— Ishrat Afreen

shaam ko teraa hans kar milnaa
din bhar ki ujrat hoti hai

— Ishrat Afreen

avval ahl-e-qabila ne parcham banaayaa use aur phir
pesh-e-dushman bhi taavaan mein sirf meri ridaa le gae

— Ishrat Afreen

umr-bhar jis ke liye aankhein rahi hain farsh-e-raah
vo ajal kaa qaasid-e-farkhanda-gaam aa hi gayaa

— Rashid Shahjahanpuri

allaah re zauq-e-dasht-navardi ki baad-e-marg
hilte hain khud-ba-khud mire andar kafan ke paanv

— Mirza Ghalib

bichhaDnaa bhi tumhaaraa jite-ji ki maut hai goyaa
use kyaa khaak lutf-e-zindagi jis se judaa tum ho

— Muztar Khairabadi

udaas aankhon se aansu nahin nikalte hain
ye motiyon ki tarah sipiyon mein palte hain

— Bashir Badr

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein

— Siraj Aurangabadi

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

— Fani Badayuni