kyaa khabar thi ki mujhe is ne jakaD lenaa hai — Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

rang badlaa huaa thaa phulon kaa
tum yaqinan udaas guzre the

— Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

bin dekhe bhi chain nahin hai 'mustahsan'
dekhun to saari binaai jaati hai

— Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

tiri lab-kushaai pe munhasir miri zindagaani hai dostaa
tiraa bolnaa bhi qubul hai tiri khaamushi bhi aziiz hai

— Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

lutf ki in pe koi khaas nazar hai ki nahin
apne maston ki koi khair-khabar hai ki nahin

— Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

sivaae is ke koi bhi masrufiyat nahin hai
main in dinon bas charaagh taqsim kar rahaa huun

— Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

ham talvaar uThaa nahin paae
ham aavaaz uThaa sakte the

— Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

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

— Khumar Barabankavi

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

— Nasim Zahid

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

— Mir Taqi Mir

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

— Hanif Fauq

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

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi