zindagi kya hai anaasir mein zuhoor-e-tarteeb, maut kya hai inhi ajzaa ka pareshan hona Brij Narayan Chakbast
baare duniya mein raho gham-zada ya shaad raho, aisa kuchh kar ke chalo yaan ke bahut yaad raho Mir Taqi Mir
qaid-e-hayat-o-band-e-gham asl mein dono ek hain, maut se pehle aadmi gham se nijaat paaye kyun Mirza Ghalib
ragon mein daudte phirne ke hum nahin qaail, jab aankh hi se na tapka to phir lahu kya hai Mirza Ghalib