na the aashiq kisi be-daad par ham jab talak 'taabaan' — Taban Abdul Hai

havaa bhi ishq ki lagne na detaa main use hargiz
agar is dil pe hotaa haae kuchh bhi ikhtiyaar apnaa

— Taban Abdul Hai

buraa na maaniyo main puchhtaa huun ai zaalim
ki be-kason ke sataae se kuchh bhalaa bhi hai

— Taban Abdul Hai

aataa nahin vo yaar-e-sitamgar to kyaa huaa
koi gham to us kaa dil se hamaare judaa nahin

— Taban Abdul Hai

aaine ko tiri surat se na ho kyuun kar hairat
dar o divaar tujhe dekh ke hairaan hai aaj

— Taban Abdul Hai

imaan o diin se 'taabaan' kuchh kaam nahin hai ham ko
saaqi ho aur mai ho duniyaa ho aur ham hon

— Taban Abdul Hai

le meri khabar chashm mire yaar ki kyun-kar
bimaar ayaadat kare bimaar ki kyun-kar

— Taban Abdul Hai

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

— Mir Taqi Mir

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

— Nasim Zahid

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi

intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa
aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun

— Zubair Khayali

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif