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Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Thousands of desires, each worth dying for
— Mirza Ghalib
Bol ke lab aazaad hain tere
Speak, for your lips are free
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
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jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain
Aabid Adeeb✦ ✦ ✦
kisi ke ek ishaare mein kis ko kyaa na milaa
bashar ko ziist mili maut ko bahaana milaa
Fani Badayuni✦ ✦ ✦
kaanTe se bhi nichoD li ghairon ne bu-e-gul
yaaron ne bu-e-gul se bhi kaanTaa banaa diyaa
Aslam Kolsarii✦ ✦ ✦
jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain
Aabid Adeeb✦ ✦ ✦
kisi ke ek ishaare mein kis ko kyaa na milaa
bashar ko ziist mili maut ko bahaana milaa
Fani Badayuni✦ ✦ ✦
kaanTe se bhi nichoD li ghairon ne bu-e-gul
yaaron ne bu-e-gul se bhi kaanTaa banaa diyaa
Aslam Kolsarii✦ ✦ ✦
qurbatein hote hue bhi faaslon mein qaid hain
kitni aazaadi se ham apni hadon mein qaid hain
Saleem Kausar✦ ✦ ✦
charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa
Aziz Nabeel✦ ✦ ✦
kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai
Anjum Khaleeq✦ ✦ ✦
tu dariyaa hai to hogaa haan magar itnaa samajh lenaa
tire jaise kai dariyaa miri aankhon mein rahte hain
Nafas Ambalvi✦ ✦ ✦
aisaa nahin ki main koi gumnaam shakhs huun
sab jaante hain mujh ko main ik ‘aam shakhs huun
Aadil Muzaffarpuri✦ ✦ ✦
khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh
Nida Fazli✦ ✦ ✦
zamin ki god mein itnaa sukun thaa 'anjum'
ki jo gayaa vo safar ki thakaan bhuul gayaa
Anjum Khaleeq
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kaisaa firaaq kaisi judaai kahaan kaa hijr
vo jaaegaa agar to khayaalon mein aaegaa
Anjum Khaleeq✦ ✦ ✦
aur bhi to hain zamaane mein tumhaare aashiq
ek main hi tumhein kyaa qaabil-e-ilzaam milaa
Kaifi Hyderabadi✦ ✦ ✦
us maah-ru pe aankh kisi ki na paD saki
jalva thaa tuur kaa ki saraasar vo nuur thaa
George Puech Shor✦ ✦ ✦
muddaton baa'd kabhi ai nazar aane vaale
iid kaa chaand na dekhaa tiri surat dekhi
Manzar Lakhnavi
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ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain
Muztar Khairabadi
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