meri zindagi pe na muskara mujhe zindagi ka alam nahijise tere gham se ho vasta wo khizan bahar se kam nahimera kufr hasilezud hai mera zud hasilekufr haimeri bandagi wo hai bandagi jo rahinedairoharam nahimujhe ras aaye khuda kare yahi ishtibah ke satenunhen aitabarevafa to hai mujhe aitabaresitam nahiwohi karavan wohi raste wohi zindagi wohi marahalemagar apaneapane muqam par kabhi tum nahi kabhi hum nahina wo shanejabreshabab hai na wo rangeqahareitab haidilebeqarar pe in dinon hai sitam yahi ki sitam nahina fana meri na baqa meri mujhe ae ‘shakeel’ na dhundiyemain kisi ka husnekhayal hun mera kuch vujudoadam nahiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Shakeel Badayuni

Tum ne tahariq mujhe di ki jao dekhochand taron se pare aur duniyayen haintum ne hi mujh se kaha tha ki khabar le aaomere dil mein waheen jane ke tamanayen hainaur main chal diya gaur kiya kab is parkitna mahadud hai insan ke quvvat ka tilismbas yahi jee ko khayal aaya tumhen khush kar dunye na socha ki yun mit jayega rahat ka tilismaur ab hamdamioishraterafta kaiseaah ab duri hai duri hai faqat duri haitum kaheen aur main kaheen ab nahi pahali halatlaut ke aa bhi nahi sakata ye hai majboorimeri qismat ki judai tumhen manzur huimeri qismat ki pasand aayi na meri batenab nahi jalvagahekhilavateshab afsaneab to bas tiraotarik hai apni ratenPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Miraji

meri zindagi pe na muskara mujhe zindagi ka alam nahijise tere gham se ho vasta wo khizan bahar se kam nahimera kufr hasilezud hai mera zud hasilekufr haimeri bandagi wo hai bandagi jo rahinedairoharam nahimujhe ras aaye khuda kare yahi ishtibah ke saatenunhen aitabarevafa to hai mujhe aitabaresitam nahiwohi karavan wohi raste wohi zindagi wohi marahalemagar apaneapane muqam par kabhi tum nahi kabhi hum nahina wo shanejabreshabab hai na wo rangeqahareitab haidilebeqarar pe in dinon hai sitam yahi ki sitam nahina fana meri na baqa meri mujhe ae ‘shakeel’ na dhundiyemain kisi ka husnekhayal hun mera kuch vujudoadam nahiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Shakeel Badayuni

Khuda wo waqt na laye ki sogawar ho tusukun ke neend tujhe bhi haram ho jayeteri masarratepaiham tamam ho jayeteri hayat tujhe talkh jam ho jayegamon se aainaedil gudaz ho terahujumeyas se betab hoke reh jayewafuredard se simab ho ke reh jayetera shabab faqat khwab ho ke reh jayegururehusn sarapa niyaz ho teratawil raton mein tu bhi qarar ko taraseteri nigah kisi gamgusar ko tarasekhizanrasida tamanna bahar ko tarasekoi jabin na tere sangeastan pe jhukeki jinseijzoaqidat se tujh ko shad karefarebewadaefarda pe aetamad karekhuda wo waqt na laye ki tujh ko yaad aayewo dil ki tere liye beqarar ab bhi haiwo aankh jis ko tera intazar ab bhi haiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Zikr us parivash ka, aur phir bayan apnaban gaya raqib aakhir tha jo razdan apnamein wo kyon bahut pite bazmeghair mein yarabaj hi hua manzur un ko imtihan apnamanzar ik bulandi par aur hum bana sakatearsh se idhar hota kash ke makan apnade wo jis qadar zillat hum hansi mein talengebare aashna nikala unaka pasaban apnadardedil likhun kab tak? jaun un ko dikhala dunungaliyan figar apni khamakhunchakan apnaghisate ghisate mit jata aap ne abas badalanangesajda se mere sangeastan apnata kare na gamazi, kar liya hai dushman kodost ke shikayat mein hum ne hamzaban apnahum kahan ke dana the kis hunar mein yakta thebesabab hua ‘ghalib’ dushman aasman apnaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Mirza Ghali

Ye kya ke sab se bayan dil ke halaten karani‘faraz’ tujh ko na aain muhabbaten karaniye qurb kya hai ke tu samane hai aur hamenshumar abhi se judai ke sa’aten karanikoi khuda ho ke pathar jise bhi hum chahentamam umr usi ke ibadaten karanisab apne apanee qarine se muntazir us kekisi ko shukr kisi ko shikayaten karanihum apne dil se hain majabur aur logon kozara si baat pe barpa qayamaten karanimilen jab un se to mubaham si guftagu karanaphir apne aap se sausau vazahaten karaniye log kaise magar dushmani nibhaten hainhamin ko ras na aain muhabbaten karanikabhi ‘faraz’ naye mausamon mein ro denakabhi talash purani raqabaten karani Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ahmed Faraz

Tujh ko dariyadili ke qasam saqiyamushtaqil daur par daur chalata raheraunaqemaikada yun hi badati raheik girata rahe ik sambhalata rahesirf shabanam hi shanegulistan nahisholaogul ka bhi daur chalata raheashk bhi chashmepurnam se behte rahenaur dil se dhuan bhi nikalata rahetere kabaze mein hai ye mizami jahantu jo chahe to sahara bane gulistanhar nazar par teri phul khilate rahehar ishare pe mausam badalata rahetere chehare pe ye zulf bikhari huineend ke god mein subah nikhari huiaur is par sitam ye adayen teri dil haiaakhir kahan tak sambhalata raheis mein khunetamanna ke tasir haiye vafaemuhabbat ke tasvir haiaisi tasvir badle ye mumkin nahirang chahe zamana badalata rahePoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Poet Unknown

Zindagi mein to sabhi pyar kiya karte hainmain to mar kar bhi meri jan tujhe chahungatu mila hai to ye ehasas hua hai mujhkoye meri umr mohabbat ke liye thodi haiik zara sa gamedauran ka bhi haq hai jis parmain ne wo sans bhi tere liye rakh chodi haitujh pe ho jaunga quraban tujhe chahungaapne jazbat mein nagmat rachane ke liyemain ne dhadakan ke tarah dil mein basaya hai tujhemain tasavvur bhi judai ka bhala kaise karunmain ne qismat ke lakiron se churaya hai tujhepyar ka ban ke nigehaban tujhe chahungateri har chap se jalate hain khayalon mein chiragjab bhi tu aaye jagata hua jadu aayetujh ko chu lun to phir ae janetamanna mujhkoder tak apne badan se teri khushbu aayetu baharon ka hai unawan tujhe chahungaPoet  of  the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Qateel Shifai

Tujhi se ibtada hai tu hi ik din intaha hogasadaesaz hogi aur na sazebesada hogahamen malum hai hum se suno mahashar mein kya hogasab us ko dekhte honge wo hamako dekhata hogasaremahashar hum aise aasiyon ka aur kya hogadarejannat na va hoga darerahamat to va hogajahannum ho ki jannat jo bhi hoga faisala hogaye kya kam hai hamara aur us ka samana hoganigaheqahar par hi janodil sab khoye baitha hainigahemehar aashiq par agar hogi to kya hogaye mana bhej dega hum ko mahashar se jahannum meinmagar jo dil pe guzaregi wo dil hi janata hogasamajhata kya hai tu divanaganaeishq ko zahidye ho jayenge jis janib usi janib khuda hoga“jigar” ka hath hoga hashr mein aur damanehazaratshikayat ho ki shikwa jo bhi hoga baramala hogaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Jigar Moradabadi

Wo thaka hua meri bahon mein zara so gaya tha to kya huaabhi main ne dekha hai chand bhi kisi shakhegul pe jhuka huajise le gai hai abhi hawa wo varaq tha dil ke kitab kakaheen aansuon se mita hua kaheen aansuon se likha huakai mil ret ko kat kar koi mauj phul khila gaikoi ped pyas se mar raha hai nadi ke pas khada huamujhe hadason se saja saja ke bahut hasin bana diyamera dil bhi jaise dulhan ka hath ho mehandiyon se racha huawohi khat ke jis pe jagah jagah do mahakate honton ke chand thekisi bhulebisare se taq par tahegard hoga daba huavahii shahar hai wohi raste wohi ghar hai aur wohi lan bhimagar us dariche se puchana wo darakht anar ka kya huamere sath jugnu hai hamsafar magar is sharar ke bisat kyaye charag koi charag hai na jala hua na bujha huaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Bashir Bad

Khabaretahayyureishq sun na junun raha na pari rahina to tu raha na to main raha, jo rahi so bekhabari rahishahebekhudi ne ata kiya mujhe ab libasebarahanagina khirad ke bakhiyagari rahi na junun ke pardadari rahichali simtegaib se ik hawa ki chaman zahur ka jal gayamagar ek shakhenihalegham jise dil kahen so hari rahinazaretagafuleyar ka gila kis zaban son bayan karunki sharabesadqadah aarzoo khumedil mein thi so bhari rahiwo ajab ghadi thi main jis ghadi liya darsenuskhaeishq kaki kitabeaql ke taq mein jyun dhari thi tyun hi dhari rahitere joshehairatehusn ka asar is qadar son yahan huaki na aaine mein rahi jila na pari kun jalvagari rahikiya khak aatisheishq ne dilebenavae“siraj” konna khatar raha na hazar raha magar ek bekhatari rahiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Siraj Aurangabadi

ke wafa hum se to gair use jafa kahate hainhoti aayi hai ke achon ko bura kahate hainaj hum apni pareshaniekhatir un sekahane jate to hain, par dekhiye kya kahate hainagale vaqton ke hain ye log, inhen kuch na kahojo mayonagmen ko andoharuba kahate haindil mein aa jae hai, hoti hai jo fursat gash seaur phir kon se nale ko rasa kahate hain?hai paresarahadeidarak se apna masjudqible ko, ahalenazar, qiblanuma kahate hainpaeafagar pe jab se tujhe raham aaya haikharerah ko tere hum mehregiya kahate hainik sharar dil mein hai, us se koi ghabarayega kyaaag matalub hai hamako, jo hawa kahate haindekhiye lati hai us shokh ke nakhvat kya rangus ke har baat pe hum namekhuda kahate hainvahashatoshefta ab marsiya kahaven shayadmar gaya “ghalib”eashuftanava kahate hainPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Mirza Ghali

Aj ke din na pucho mere dostodur kitne hain khushiyan manane ke dinkhul ke hansane ke din geet gane ke dinpyar karne ke din dil lagane ke dinaj ke din na pucho mere dostozakhm kitne abhi bakhtebismil mein haindasht kitne abhi rahemanzil mein haintir kitne abhi dasteqatil mein hainaj ke din zubun hai mere dostoaj ke din to yun hai mere dostojaise dardoalam ke purane nishansab chale suedil karavan karavanhath sine pe rakho to har ustakhvanse uthe nalaeal’aman al’amanaj ke din na pucho mere dostokab tumhare lahu ke darida alamfarqekhurshidemahashar pe honge raqamaz karan ta karan kab tumhare qadamleke uthega wo baharekhun yambayamjis dil mein dhul jayega aj ke din ka ghamsare dardoalam sare jauresitamdur kitni hai khurshidemahashar ke lauaj ke din na pucho mere dostoPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Na gubar mein na gulab mein mujhedekhanamere dard ke aabotab mein mujhedekhanakisi waqt sham malal mein mujhe sochanakabhi apne dil ke kitab mein mujhe dekhanakisi dhun mein tum bhi jo bastiyon ko tyag doisi rahekhanakharab mein mujhe dekhanakisi raat mahonajum se mujhepuchanakabhi apni chashm purab mein mujhedekhanaisi dil se ho kar guzar gaye kai karavanke hijraton ke zab mein mujhedekhanamain na mil sakun bhi to kya hua ke fasana hunnai dastan naye bab mein mujhe dekhanamere khar khar saval mein mujhe dhundhanamere geet mein mere khwab mein mujhedekhanamere aansuon ne bujhai thi meri tashnagiisi bargzida sahab mein mujhedekhanawohi ik lamha did tha ke ruka rahamere rozoshab ke hisab mein mujhedekhanajo tadap tujhe kisi aaine mein na mil saketo phir aaine ke javab mein mujhedekhanaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ada Jafri

Vusa’techashm ko andohebasarat likhamain ne ik vasl ko ik hijr ke halat likhamain ne likkha ke safaedil kabhi khali na hoaur kabhi khali ho bhi to malamat likhamain ne paravaz likhi haddefalaq se aageaur bebalopari ko bhi nihayat likhamain ne dastak ko likha kashmakashebekhabarijumbisheparda ko aane ke ijazat likhamain ne khushbu ko likha dastarasegumshudagirang ko fasala rakhane ke riyayat likhazakhm likhane ke liye main ne likhi hai gafalatkhoon likhana tha magar main ne hararat likhahusnegoai ko likhana tha likhi saragoshishor likhana tha so aazaresama’at likhamain ne tabir ko taharir mein aane na diyakhwab likhate hue mohatajebasharat likhakoi aasan rafaqat nahi likhi main neqarb ko jab bhi likha jazberaqabat likhaitane daon se guzar kar ye khayal aata hai‘azm’ kya tum ne kabhi harfenadamat likhaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Azm Behzad