na puchhiye ki shab-e-hijr ham pe kyaa guzri — Wahid Premi

uf gardish-e-hayaat tiri fitna-saaziyaan
apne vatan mein duur hain ahl-e-vatan se ham

— Wahid Premi

baad taklif ke raahat hai yaqini 'vaahid'
raat kaa aanaa hi paighaam-e-sahar hotaa hai

— Wahid Premi

gul ghunche aaftaab shafaq chaand kahkashaan
aisi koi bhi chiiz nahin jis mein tu na ho

— Wahid Premi

kisi ko be-sabab shohrat nahin milti hai ai 'vaahid'
unhin ke naam hain duniyaa mein jin ke kaam achchhe hain

— Wahid Premi

aazaad to barson se hain arbaab-e-gulistaan
aai na magar taaqat-e-parvaaz abhi tak

— Wahid Premi

shakhsiyyat-e-fankaar muamma nahin 'vaahid'
fan hi mein huaa kartaa hai fankaar kaa partav

— Wahid Premi

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

— Salman Akhtar

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

— Saifuddin Saif

raushni ho rahi hai kuchh mahsus
kyaa shab aakhir tamaam ko pahunchi

— Aslam Farrukhi

huaa hai shah kaa musaahib phire hai itraataa
vagarna shahr mein 'ghaalib' ki aabru kyaa hai

— Mirza Ghalib

kahun ai zauq kyaa haal-e-shab-e-hijr
ki thi ik ik ghaDi sau sau mahine

— Anwar Masood

ab bhi barsaat ki raaton mein badan TuTtaa hai
jaag uThti hain ajab khvaahishein angDaai ki

— Parveen Shakir