malbus khush-numaa hain magar jism khokhle — Shakeb Jalali

aalam mein jis ki dhuum thi us shaahkaar par
dimak ne jo likhe kabhi vo tabsire bhi dekh

— Shakeb Jalali

dil saa anmol ratan kaun kharidegaa 'shakeb'
jab bikegaa to ye be-daam hi bik jaaegaa

— Shakeb Jalali

rote hain dil ke zakhm to hanstaa nahin koi
itnaa to faaeda mujhe tanhaaiyon se hai

— Shakeb Jalali

khud apni aag se shaayad gudaaz ho jaaein
paraai aag se kab sang-dil pighalte hain

— Shakeb Jalali

ham-safar rah gae bahut pichhe
aao kuchh der ko Thahar jaaein

— Shakeb Jalali

jo motiyon ki talab ne kabhi udaas kiyaa
to ham bhi raah se kankar sameT laae bahut

— Shakeb Jalali

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

— Aabid Adeeb

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

— Muzaffar Abdali

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

— Aabid Adeeb

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

— Khalid Sharif

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

— Parveen Shakir

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

— Irfan Sattar