vo zakhm chun ke mire khaar mujh mein chhoD gayaa — Ishrat Afreen

kachchi umron mein bhi akeli rahi
main sadaa apni hi saheli rahi

— Ishrat Afreen

yaa mujhe teri hatheli bujhe
yaa koi shokh saheli bujhe

— Ishrat Afreen

bhuuk se yaa vabaa se marnaa hai
faisla aadmi ko karnaa hai

— Ishrat Afreen

laDkiyaan maaon jaise muqaddar kyuun rakhti hain
tan sahraa aur aankh samundar kyuun rakhti hain

— Ishrat Afreen

shaam ko teraa hans kar milnaa
din bhar ki ujrat hoti hai

— Ishrat Afreen

avval ahl-e-qabila ne parcham banaayaa use aur phir
pesh-e-dushman bhi taavaan mein sirf meri ridaa le gae

— Ishrat Afreen

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

— Aabid Adeeb

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

— Irfan Sattar

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

— Nadeem Bhabha

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

— Mirza Ghalib

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

— Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

main ne dekhaa hai bahaaron mein chaman ko jalte
hai koi khvaab ki taabir bataane vaalaa

— Ahmad Faraz