fazaa-e-shahr baDi khush-gavaar thi lekin — Shafiq Aazmi

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

nahin nahin main bahut khush rahaa huun tere baghair
yaqin kar ki ye haalat abhi abhi hui hai

— Irfan Sattar

tum aake lauT gae phir bhi ho yahin maujud
tumhaare jism ki khushbu mire makaan mein hai

— Abbas Dana

ye zindagi hai apni kabhi khush kabhi udaas
is kashmakash se mujh ko khudaayaa rihaai de

— Zebunnisaa Zaibii

aaina to 'aibon ki khabar detaa hai 'aasif'
khush-fahmi-e-insaan kaa magar koi kare kyaa

— Akhtar Asif

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

— Abu Mohammad Sahar