khiDkiyon se jhaankti hai raushni — Mohammad Alvi

donon ke dil mein khauf thaa maidaan-e-jang mein
donon kaa khauf faasla thaa darmiyaan kaa

— Mohammad Alvi

yakka ulaT ke rah gayaa ghoDaa bhaDak gayaa
kaali saDak pe chaand saa chehra chamak gayaa

— Mohammad Alvi

kamre mein maze ki raushni ho
achchhi si koi kitaab dekhun

— Mohammad Alvi

aur baazaar se kyaa le jaaun
pahli baarish kaa mazaa le jaaun

— Mohammad Alvi

bulaa rahaa thaa koi chikh chikh kar mujh ko
kuein mein jhaank ke dekhaa to main hi andar thaa

— Mohammad Alvi

nayaa saal divaar par Taang de
puraane baras kaa calendar giraa

— Mohammad Alvi

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

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai

— Saqib Lakhnavi

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

— Adil Mansuri

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

— Hasan Akbar Kamal