bhanvar ne aa liyaa hai kashtiyon ko — Masood Tanha

bahut khaamosh rahtaa hai jo 'tanhaa'
vo mahfil mein baraabar boltaa hai

— Masood Tanha

bazm-e-yaaraan mein baiThtaa huun magar
meri jaanib harif dekhte hain

— Masood Tanha

shahr mein raunaqein sahi 'tanhaa'
apne gaanv se mat kinaaraa kar

— Masood Tanha

dost hi khubiyaan bataate hain
dost hi khaamiyaan nikaalte hain

— Masood Tanha

ye tamaashaa sar-e-baazaar nahin ho saktaa
har koi meraa kharidaar nahin ho saktaa

— Masood Tanha

yaadon ke qaafile mein udaasi thi ham-rikaab
hijrat mein tere shahr se 'tanhaa' nahin gae

— Masood Tanha

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

— Fani Badayuni

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

— Muztar Khairabadi

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

— Rashid Shahjahanpuri

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

— Bashir Badr

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

— Mirza Ghalib

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

— Siraj Aurangabadi