ab jo ruThe to jaan pe banti hai — Zia Jalandhari

buraa na maan 'ziyaa' us ki saaf-goi kaa
jo dard-mand bhi hai aur be-adab bhi nahin

— Zia Jalandhari

rang baatein karein aur baaton se khushbu aae
dard phulon ki tarah mahke agar tu aae

— Zia Jalandhari

himmat hai to buland kar aavaaz kaa alam
chup baiThne se hal nahin hone kaa masala

— Zia Jalandhari

ishq mein bhi koi anjaam huaa kartaa hai
ishq mein yaad hai aaghaaz hi aaghaaz mujhe

— Zia Jalandhari

ye aansu ye pashemaani kaa izhaar
mujhe ik baar phir bahkaa gai ho

— Zia Jalandhari

abr-e-aavaara se mujh ko hai vafaa ki ummid
barq-e-betaab se shikva hai ki paainda nahin

— Zia Jalandhari

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

kuchh aastinon ki majburiyaan bhi hoti hain
khushi se apni bhalaa saanp kaun paaltaa hai

— Meraj Naqvi

aaina to 'aibon ki khabar detaa hai 'aasif'
khush-fahmi-e-insaan kaa magar koi kare kyaa

— Akhtar Asif

kaun si aisi kami mere khad-o-khaal mein hai
aaina khush nahin hotaa kabhi mil kar mujh se

— Afzal Gauhar Rao

us ko sochun to dhyaan mein mere
khushbu aati hai pahli baarish ki

— Vibha Jain 'Khwaab'

sitam to ye hai ki vo bhi na ban sakaa apnaa
qubul ham ne kiye jis ke gham khushi ki tarah

— Qateel Shifai