yaad ne aa kar yakaayak parda khinchaa duur tak — Saleem Ahmed

ye nahin hai ki navaaze na gae hon ham log
ham ko sarkaar se tamgha milaa rusvaai kaa

— Saleem Ahmed

main gham ko basaa rahaa huun dil mein
be-ghar ko makaan de rahaa huun

— Saleem Ahmed

ghar mein kuchh kam hai ye ehsaas bhi hotaa hai 'salim'
ye bhi khultaa nahin kis shai ki kami lagti hai

— Saleem Ahmed

jaane andar kyaa huaa main shor sun kar ai 'salim'
us jagah pahunchaa to dekhaa band vo darvaaza thaa

— Saleem Ahmed

ik aag si jalti rahi taa-umr lahu mein
ham apne hi ehsaas mein pakte rahe taa-der

— Saleem Ahmed

khush-numaa lafzon ki rishvat de ke raazi kijiye
ruuh ki tauhin par aamaada rahtaa hai badan

— Saleem Ahmed

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

— Mir Taqi Mir

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif

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

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi

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

— Hanif Fauq