kunj-e-qafas hi jis kaa muqaddar huaa 'jamil' — Jameel Azimabadi

jangal jangal aag lagi hai dariyaa dariyaa paani hai
nagri nagri thaah nahin hai log bahut ghabraae hain

— Jameel Azimabadi

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

— Aabid Adeeb

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

— Nadeem Bhabha

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

— Irfan Sattar

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

— Mirza Ghalib

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

— Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

phuul kar le nibaah kaanTon se
aadmi hi na aadmi se mile

— Khumar Barabankavi