simTe rahe to dard ki tanhaaiyaan milin — Yusuf Azmi

palkein hain ki sargoshi mein khushbu kaa safar hai
aankhon ki khamoshi hai ki aavaaz kaa chehra

— Yusuf Azmi

main vaqt ke kohraam mein kho jaaun to kyaa gham
DhunDegaa zamaana miri aavaaz kaa chehra

— Yusuf Azmi

paani ki maujon pe likkhi hai lamhon ki be-ruh kahaani
kyaa paayaa hai kyaa khoyaa hai main sadiyon se khoj rahaa huun

— Yusuf Azmi

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

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

— Nasim Zahid

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

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

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi