aaj to be-sabab udaas hai ji — Nasir Kazmi

kuchh yaadgaar-e-shahr-e-sitamgar hi le chalein
aae hain is gali mein to patthar hi le chalein

— Nasir Kazmi

vo raat kaa be-navaa musaafir vo teraa shaair vo teraa 'naasir'
tiri gali tak to ham ne dekhaa thaa phir na jaane kidhar gayaa vo

— Nasir Kazmi

akele ghar se puchhti hai be-kasi
tiraa diyaa jalaane vaale kyaa hue

— Nasir Kazmi

girafta-dil hain bahut aaj tere divaane
khudaa kare koi tere sivaa na pahchaane

— Nasir Kazmi

jurm-e-ummid ki sazaa hi de
mere haq mein bhi kuchh sunaa hi de

— Nasir Kazmi

nae kapDe badal kar jaaun kahaan aur baal banaaun kis ke liye
vo shakhs to shahr hi chhoD gayaa main baahar jaaun kis ke liye

— Nasir Kazmi

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

— Nasim Zahid

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

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

— Mir Taqi Mir

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif

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

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi

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

— Hanif Fauq