raat to saari gai sunte pareshaan-goi — Mir Taqi Mir

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

— Mir Taqi Mir

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge

— Mir Taqi Mir

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

— Mir Taqi Mir

dikhaai diye yuun ki be-khud kiyaa
hamein aap se bhi judaa kar chale

— Mir Taqi Mir

'mir'-saahib zamaana naazuk hai
donon haathon se thaamiye dastaar

— Mir Taqi Mir

mire saliqe se meri nibhi mohabbat mein
tamaam umr main naakaamiyon se kaam liyaa

— Mir Taqi Mir

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

— Salman Akhtar

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

— Saifuddin Saif

raushni ho rahi hai kuchh mahsus
kyaa shab aakhir tamaam ko pahunchi

— Aslam Farrukhi

kal yahi bachche samundar ko muqaabil paaeinge
aaj tairaate hain jo kaaghaz ki nannhi kashtiyaan

— Hasan Akbar Kamal

kahun ai zauq kyaa haal-e-shab-e-hijr
ki thi ik ik ghaDi sau sau mahine

— Anwar Masood

kab tak paDe rahoge havaaon ke haath mein
kab tak chalegaa khokhle shabdon kaa kaarobaar

— Adil Mansuri