zindagi jin ke tasavvur se jilaa paati thi — 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

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

— Malikzada Javed

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

— Ahmad Faraz

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

— Irfan Sattar

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

— Arshad Jamal Sarim

zindagi ke bahut qarib na jaa
faasla kuchh to apne dhyaan mein rakh

— Akmal Imaam

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi

— Nazim Sultanpuri