koi duaa kabhi to hamaari qubul kar — Sheen Kaaf Nizam

vahshat to sang-o-khisht ki tartib le gai
ab fikr ye hai dasht ki vusat bhi le na jaae

— Sheen Kaaf Nizam

nikle kabhi na ghar se magar is ke baavajud
apni tamaam umr safar mein guzar gai

— Sheen Kaaf Nizam

darvaaza koi ghar se nikalne ke liye de
be-khauf koi raasta chalne ke liye de

— Sheen Kaaf Nizam

chubhan ye piiTh mein kaisi hai muD ke dekh to le
kahin koi tujhe pichhe se dekhtaa hogaa

— Sheen Kaaf Nizam

gali ke moD se ghar tak andheraa kyuun hai 'nizaam'
charaagh yaad kaa us ne bujhaa diyaa hogaa

— Sheen Kaaf Nizam

udaasi akele mein Dar jaaegi
ghaDi-do-ghaDi ko khushi bhej de

— Sheen Kaaf Nizam

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

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

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

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

— Allama Iqbal