Tum bhi khafa ho log bhi beraham hain dostoab ho chala yaqin ke bure hum hain dostokis ko hamare hal se nisbat hai kya karenaankhen to dushmanon ke bhi purnam hain dostoapne siva hamare na hone ka gham kiseapni talash mein to hum hi hum hain dostokuch aj sham hi se hai dil bhi bujha bujhakuch shahar ke chirag bhi maddham hain dostois shaharearazu se bhi bahar nikal chaloab dil ke raunaqen bhi koi dam hain dostosab kuch sahi ‘faraz’ par itna zarur haiduniya mein aise log bahut kam hain dostoPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ahmed Faraz

Sara aalam gosh bar aavaz haiaj kin hathon mein dil ka saz haihan zara jurrat dikha ae jazbedilhusn ko parde pe apne naz haikamnashin dil ke haqiqat kya kahunsoz mein duba hua ik saz haiaap ke makhmur aankhon ke qasammeri maikhvari abhi tak raz haihans diye wo mere rone par magarun ke hans dene mein bhi ek raz haichup gaye wo sazehasti ched karab to bas aavaz hi aavaz haihusn ko nahaq pasheman kar diyaae junun ye bhi koi andaz haisari mahafil jis pe jhum utthi ‘majaz’wo to aavazeshikastesaz haiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Majaz Lucknawi

Roya karenge aap bhi paharon isi tarahataka kaheen jo aap ka dil bhi meri tarahna tab hijr mein hai na aaram vasl meinkamabakht dil ko chain nahi hai kisi tarahgar chup rahen to gamehijran se chut jayenkahate to hain bhale ke wo lekin buri tarahna jaye van bane hai na bin jaye chain haikya kijiye hamen to hai mushkil sabhi tarahlagti hain galiyan bhi teri mujhe kya bhaliquraban tere, phir mujhe kah le isi tarahhun janbalab butanesitamagar ke hath sekya sab jahan mein jite hain “momin” isi tarahPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Momin Khan Momin

mujhko mara hai har ek dardodava se pahaledi saza ishq ne har jurmokhata se pahaleaatisheishq bhadakati hai hawa se pahalehonth jalate hain muhabbat mein dua se pahaleab kami kya hai tere besarosamanon kokuch na tha teri qasam, tarkofana se pahaleishqebebak ko dave the bahut khalavat meinkho diya sara bharam sharmohaya se pahalemaut ke naam se darate the ham, ae shauqehayattune to mar hi dala tha qaza se pahalehum unhen pake “firaq” aur bhi kuch khoye gayeye takalluf to na the ahadevafa se pahalePoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Firaq Gorakhpuri

Na jao haledilezar dekhte jaoki jee na chahe to nachar dekhte jaobahareumr mein bagejahan ke sair karokhila hua hai ye gulazar dekhte jaouthao aankh na sharmao ye to mahafil haigazab se janibeagayar dekhte jaohua hai kya abhi hangama abhi kuch hogafugan mein hashr ke aasar dekhte jaotumhari aankh mere dil se besababbevajahhui hai ladane ko tayyar dekhte jaona jao band kiye aankh raharavaneadamidharudhar bhi khabaradar dekhte jaokoi na koi har ik sher mein hai baat zarurjanabe“dag” ke ashar dekhte jaoPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : DaaG Dehlvi

mit gaya jab mitane vala phir salam aaya to kyadil ke barbadi ke bad un ka payam aaya to kyachut gain nabzen ummiden dene vali hain javabab udhar se namabar leke payam aaya to kyaaj hi mitana tha ae dil hasaratedidar meintu meri nakamiyon ke bad kam aaya to kyakash apni zindagi mein hum ye manzar dekhteab sareturbat koi mahasharkhiram aaya to kyasans ukhadi aas tuti cha gaya jab rangeyasnamabar laya to kya khat mere naam aaya to kyamil gaya wo khak mein jis dil mein tha armanedidab koi khurshidvash balaebam aaya to kya Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Dil Shahjahanpuri

Wo nahi milta mujhe is ka gila apni jagahus ke mere darmiyan ka fasala apni jagahdil ki mausam ke nikharane ke liye bechain haijam gai hai un ke hothon ke ghata apni jagahzindagi ke is safar mein sainkadon chehare miledilkashi un ke alag paikar tera apni jagahtujh se mil kar aane wale kal se nafarat mol liab kabhi tujh se na bichadun ye dua apni jagahkar kabhi tu mere dil ke khvahishon ka ehataramkhvahishon ke bheed aur un ke saza apni jagahik musalsal daud mein hai manzilen aur fasalepanv to apni jagah hain rasta apni jagahPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui

Khatir se ya lihaz se main man to gayajhuthi qasam se aap ka iman to gayadil leke muft kahate hain kuch kam ka nahiulati shikayaten rahi ehsaan to gayaab shayerazeishq go zillaten huilekin use jata to diya, jan to gayadekha hai butakade mein jo ae shekh kuch na kuchiman ke to ye hai ki iman to gayadarta hun dekh kar dilebearazu ko mainsunsan ghar ye q na ho mehaman to gayago namabar se khush na hua par hazar shukrmujh ko wo mere naam se pehchan to gayahoshohavasotabotavan “dag” ja chukeab hum bhi jane wale hain saman to gayaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : DaaG Dehlvi

Tod kar uthe hain jamoshishaopaimana humkis se kah den aj razegardishemastana humbijaliyan ruposh tufan dam bakhud sahara khamoshja rahe hain kis taraf ae lagzishemastana humzindagi ik mustaqil sharahetamanna thi magarumr bhar teri tamanna se rahe begana humtujh mein bhi kuch hoshmandana adayen aa gaintujh se bhi ab badaguman hain ae diledivana humkhushk aankhen dil shikasta ruh tanha lab khamoshbastiyon se dekhte hain suratevirana humhum tak ab aaye na aaye daurepaimana “ravish”mutamain baithe hain zeresayaemaikhana humPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ravish Siddiqui

Zindagi ka dard lekar inqalab aaya to kyaek joshida pe gurbat mein shabab aaya to kyaab to aankhon par gamehasti ke parde pad gayeab koi husnemujassim benaqab aaya to kyakhud chale aate to shayad baat ban jati koibad tarkeashiqi khat ka jawab aaya to kyamuddaton bichde rahe phir bhi gale to mil liyehum ko sharm aayi to kya un ko hijab aaya to kyaek tajalli se munawwar kijiye qatlehayathar tajalli par dilekhanakharab aaya to kyamatalaehasti ke sazish dekhte hum bhi ‘shakil’hum ko jab neend aa gayi phir mahatab aaya to kyaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Shakeel Badayuni

mujhe dil ke khata par ‘yas’ sharmana nahi aataparaya jurm apne naam likhavana nahi aatabura ho paesarkash ka ki thak jana nahi aatakabhi gumrah ho kar reh par aana nahi aatamujhe ae nakhuda aakhir kisi ko muh dikhana haibahana kar ke tanha par utar jana nahi aatamusibat ka pahad aakhir kisi din kat hi jayegamujhe sar mar kar teshe se mar jana nahi aataasiro shauqeazadi mujhe bhi gudgudata haimagar chadar se bahar panv phailana nahi aatadilebehausala hai ik zara si tis ka mehmanwo aansu kya piyega jis ko gham khana nahi aataPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Yagna Yaas Changezi

Tera mera jhagada kya jab ik aangan ke matti haiapne badan ko dekh le chukar mere badan ke matti haibhukhi pyasi bhatak rahi hai dil mein kaheen umeed liyehum aur tum jis mein khate the us bartan ke matti haigairon ne kuch khwab dikhakar neend churali aankhon selori de de har gai jo ghar aangan ke matti haisoch samajhakar tum ne jis ke sabhi gharonde tod diyeapne sath jo khel raha tha us bachpan ke matti haichal nafarat ko chod ke ‘anjum’ dil ke rishte jod ke ‘anjum’is matti ka qarz utaren apne vatan ke matti haiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :  Sardar Anjum

kis se puchen hum ne kahan wo cheharaeroshan dekha haimehfil mehfil dhundh chuke hain gulshan gulshan dekha haikis ko dekhen kis ko na dekhen, phul bhi hain kaliyan bhi magarjis se lagayi aankh usi ko dil ka dushman dekha hairangebaharesubahegulistan kya dekhe wo diwanajis ki nazar ne ek hi gul mein sara gulshan dekha haiahlewafa ke khoon ke chinten dur tak udakar jati hainmera tadapana dekhane wale apna bhi daman dekha hai?aj unhen jo chahe samajh lo warna yahi ‘taskin’ hain jinhenkal tak hum ne kuebutan mein khakbadaman dekha haiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Taskeen Qureshi

Sabz maddham roshani mein surkh aanchal ke dhanaksard kamare mein machalati garm sanson ke mahakbazuon ke sakht halqe mein koi nazuk badansilvaten malabus par aanchal bhi kuch dhalaka huagarmierukhsar se dahaki hui thandi hawanarm zulfon se mulayam ungaliyon ke ched chadsurkh honton par shararat ke kisi lamhen ka aksreshami bahon mein chudi ke kabhi maddham dhanaksharmagin lahajon mein dhire se kabhi chahat ke baatdo dilon ke dhadakanon mein gunjati thi ek sadakanpate honton pe thi ALLAH se sirf ek duakash ye lamhe thahar jayen thahar jayen zaraPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Parveen Shaki

Taskin ko hum na roen jo zauqenazar milehuranekhuld mein teri surat magar mileapni gali mein mujh ko na kar dafn badeqatlmere pate se khalq ko kyon tera ghar milesaqi gari ke sharm karo aj warna humhar shab piya hi karte hain mein jis qadar miletujh se to kuch kalam nahin lekin ae nadimmera salam kahiyo agar namabar miletum ko bhi hum dikhaye ke majanun ne kya kiyafursat kashakashegamepinhan se gar milelazim nahi ke khijr ke hum pairavi karenmana ke ek buzurg hamen hum safar mileae sakananekuchaedildar dekhanatum ko kaheen jo ghalibeashufta sar milePoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Mirza Ghali