khushi ki aarzu kyaa dil mein Thahre — Kaif Ahmed Siddiqui

tanhaaiyon ko saunp ke taarikiyon kaa zahr
raaton ko bhaag aae ham apne makaan se

— Kaif Ahmed Siddiqui

khudaa maalum kis aavaaz ke pyaase parinde
vo dekho khaamushi ki jhiil mein utre parinde

— Kaif Ahmed Siddiqui

'kaif' kahaan tak tum khud ko be-daagh rakhkhoge
ab to saari duniyaa ke munh par syaahi hai

— Kaif Ahmed Siddiqui

sard jazbe bujhe bujhe chehre
jism zinda hain mar gae chehre

— Kaif Ahmed Siddiqui

aaj phir shaakh se gire patte
aur miTTi mein mil gae patte

— Kaif Ahmed Siddiqui

aaj kuchh aise shoale bhaDke baarish ke har qatre se
dhuup panaahein maang rahi hai bhige hue darakhton mein

— Kaif Ahmed Siddiqui

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

— Mir Taqi Mir

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

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

— Nasim Zahid

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

— Hanif Fauq

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

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif