dastan-e-gham-e-dil unko sunayi na gayi
baat bigdi thi kuchh aisi ki banayi na gayi
sab ko hum bhool gaye josh-e-junoon mei lekin
ek teri yaad thi aisi ki bhulayi na gayi
ishk par kuchh na chalaa deedaar-e-tar ka jadoo
usne jo aag lagaa di vo bujhayi na gayi
kya uthayegi sabaa khaak meri uss dar se
ye qayamat to khud unse bhi uthayi na gayi
~ Jigar Moradabadi
kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahaan nahi milta
kahin zameen to kahin aasmaan nahi milta
jise bhi dekhiye wo apne aap mei gum hai
zubaan mili hai magar hum-zubaan nahi milta
bujhaa saka hai bhala kaun waqt ke sholey
ye aisi aag hai jisme dhuaan nahi milta
tere jahaan mei aisa nahi ki pyaar na ho
jahaan ummeed ho iski, wahaan nahi milta
~ Shahryar
aankh pyasi hai koi manzar de
is jazeere ko bhi samandar de
apna chehra talaash karna hai
gar nahi aaina to patthar de
band kaliyon ko chaahiye shabnam
in chirago mei roshni bhar de
pattharon ke saron se karz utaar
is sadi ko koi payambar de
kah-kahon mei guzar rahi hai hayaat
ab kisi din udaas bhi kar de
~ Rahat Indori
aaj bhi hain mere kadmo ke nishan awara
teri galiyo mei bhatak te the jahan awara
tujhse kya bichhde to ye ho gayi apni haalat
jaise ho jaaye hawaon mei dhuaan awara
mere sheron ki thi pehchaan usi ke dam se
usko kho kar huye benaam-o-nishan awara
jisko bhii chaha usse toot ke chaha "Raashid"
kam milenge tumhe hum jaise yahan awara
~ Mumtaz Rashid
sach ye hai, bekaar hume gham hota hai
jo chaha tha, duniya mei kam hota hai
dhalta suraj, phaila jungle, rasta gum
humse puchho kaisa aalam hota hai
gairo ko kab fursat hai dukh dene ki
jab hota hai, koi humdum hota hai
zakhm to humne in ankhon se dekhe hain
logo se sunte hain, marrham hota hai
zahan kii shaakho par ashaar aa jaate hain
jab teri yaadon ka mausam hota hai
~ Javed Akhtar
tum poochho aur mai na bataon, aise to haalaat nahi
ek zara sa dil toota hai, aur to koi baat nahi
kisko khabar thi saavley baadal bin barse udd jaate hain
saawan aya lekin apni kismat mei barsaat nahi
mana jeevan mei aurat ek baar mohabbat karti hai
lekin mujhko ye to bata de kya tu aurat-zaat nahi
khatm hua mera afsana ab ye aansoo ponchh bhi lo
jis mei koi tara chamke aaj ki raat wo raat nahi
dhoop mei niklo ghatao mei nahaa kar dekho
zindagi kya hai kitaabo ko hataa kar dekho
wo sitara hai chamakne do yuhi aankho mei
kya zaroori hai usse jism banaa kar dekho
pattharo mei bhi zubaa hoti hai, dil hotey hain
apne ghar ki dar-o-deewar sajaa kar dekho
