tanhaai kaa ik aur maza luuT rahaa huun — Shuja Khaavar

kuchh nahin bolaa to mar jaaegaa andar se 'shujaaa'
aur agar bolaa to phir baahar se maaraa jaaegaa

— Shuja Khaavar

chaaragari ki baat kisi aur se karo
ab ho gae hain yaaro puraane mariz ham

— Shuja Khaavar

us ke bayaan se hue har-dil-aziz ham
gham ko samajh rahe the chhupaane ki chiiz ham

— Shuja Khaavar

tangi-e-haiat se Takraataa huaa josh-e-mavaad
shaaeri kaa lutf aa jaataa hai chhoTi bahr mein

— Shuja Khaavar

yaa to jo naa-fahm hain vo bolte hain in dinon
yaa jinhein khaamosh rahne ki sazaa maalum hai

— Shuja Khaavar

'shujaa' vo khairiyat puchhein to hairat mein na paD jaanaa
pareshaan karne vaale khair-khvaahon mein bhi hote hain

— Shuja Khaavar

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

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

— Mir Taqi Mir

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif