sadaa apni ravish ahl-e-zamaana yaad rakhte hain — Sahar Ansari

ajiib hote hain aadaab-e-rukhsat-e-mahfil
ki vo bhi uTh ke gayaa jis kaa ghar na thaa koi

— Sahar Ansari

tang aate bhi nahin kashmakash-e-dahr se log
kyaa tamaashaa hai ki marte bhi nahin zahr se log

— Sahar Ansari

mahfil-aaraai hamaari nahin ifraat kaa naam
koi ho yaa ki na ho aap to aae hue hain

— Sahar Ansari

ham ko jannat ki fazaa se bhi ziyaada hai aziiz
yahi be-rang si duniyaa yahi be-mehr se log

— Sahar Ansari

jise guzaar gae ham baDe hunar ke saath
vo zindagi thi hamaari hunar na thaa koi

— Sahar Ansari

ye marnaa jiinaa bhi shaayad majburi ki do lahrein hain
kuchh soch ke marnaa chaahaa thaa kuchh soch ke jiinaa chaahaa hai

— Sahar Ansari

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

— Mir Taqi Mir

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

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