Ali Jawad Zaidi

"ab dard men vo kaifiyat-e-dard nahin hai aaya huun jo us bazm-e-gul-afshan se guzar ke"

"dil ka lahu nigah se Tapka hai bar-ha ham rah-e-gham men aisi bhi manzil se aa.e hain"

"shauq-e-manzil ham-safar hai jazba-e-dil rahbar mujh pe khud bhi khul nahin paata kidhar jaata huun main"

"hijr ki raat ye har Dubte taare ne kaha ham na kahte the na a.enge vo aa.e to nahin"

"dayar-e-sajda men taqlid ka rivaj bhi hai jahan jhuki hai jabin un ka naqsh-e-pa to nahin"

"lazzat-e-dard mili ishrat-e-ehsas mili kaun kahta hai ham us bazm se nakam aa.e"

ye dushmani hai saaqi yaa dosti hai saaqi
auron ko jaam denaa mujh ko dikhaa dikhaa ke

guftugu ke khatm ho jaane par aayaa ye khayaal
jo zabaan tak aa nahin paayaa vahi to dil mein thaa

jin hauslon se meraa junun mutmain na thaa
vo hausle zamaane ke meyaar ho gae

lazzat-e-dard mili ishrat-e-ehsaas mili
kaun kahtaa hai ham us bazm se naakaam aae

ab dard mein vo kaifiyat-e-dard nahin hai
aayaa huun jo us bazm-e-gul-afshaan se guzar ke

jab kabhi dekhaa hai ai 'zaidi' nigaah-e-ghaur se
har haqiqat mein mile hain chand afsaane mujhe