chandani chat pe chal rahi hogi
ab akeli tahal rahi hogi
phir mera zikr aa gaya hoga
wo barf-si pighal rahi hogi
kal ka sapana bahut suhana tha
ye udasi na kal rahi hogi
sochata hun ki band kamare mai
ek shama-si jal rahi hogi
tere gahanon si khankhanati thi
bajare ke fasal rahi hogi
jin havaon ne tujh ko dularaya
un mai meri gazal rahi hogi
Poet of the poem/ghazal or nazam : Dushyant Kumar
chand tanha hai aasman tanha
dil mila hai kahan kahan tanha
bujh gai aas chup gaya tara
thartharata raha dhuan tanha
zindagi kya isi ko kahate hain
jism tanha hai aur jan tanha
hamsafar koi gar mile bhi kaheen
donon chalate rahe tanha tanha
jalati bujhati si raushani ke pare
simata simata sa ek makan tanha
rah dekha karega sadiyon tak
chod jayenge ye jahan tanha
Poet of the poem/ghazal or nazam : Meena Kumari ‘Naaz’
chand sitaron se kya puchun kab din mere phirate hain
wo to bechare khud hain bhikari dere dere phirate hain
jin galiyon mai hum ne sukh ke sej pe raten kati thin
un galiyon mai vyakul hokar sanjh savere phirate hain
rup-sarup ke jot jagana is nagari mai jokhim hai
charon khunt bagule ban kar ghor andhere phirate hain
jin ke sham-badan saye mai mera man sustaya tha
ab tak aankhon ke aage wo bal ghanere phirate hain
koi hamen bhi ye samajha do un par dil kyon rijh gaya
tikhi chitavan banki chab vale bahutere phirate hain
is nagari mai bag aur ban ke yaro lila nyari hai
panchi apne sar pe uthakar apne basere phirate hain
log to daman si lete hain jaise ho jee lete hain
‘abid’ hum divane hain jo bal bikhere phirate hain
Poet of the poem/ghazal or nazam : Abid Ali Abid
chand se phul se ya meri zuban se suniye
har taraf aap ka qisa jahan se suniye
sab ko aata hai duniya ko sata kar jina
zindagi kya muhabbat ke dua se suniye
meri aavaz parda mere chehare ka
main hun khamosh jahan mujhako vahan se suniye
kya zaruri hai ki har parda uthaya jaye
mere halat apne apne makan se suniye
Poet of the poem/ghazal or nazam : Nida Fazli
chand nikale kisi janib teri zebai ka
rang badle kisi surat shab-e-tanhai ka
daulat-e-lab se phir ae khusrav-e-shirin-dahan
aj riza ho koi harf shanasai ka
dida-o-dil ko sambhalo ki sar-e-sham-e-firaq
saz-o-saman baham pahuncha hai rusvai ka
Poet of the poem/ghazal or nazam : Faiz Ahmed Faiz
chand ke sath kai dard purane nikale
kitane gam the jo tere gam ke bahane nikale
fasl-e gul aayi phir ik bar asiran-e-vafa
apne hi khun ke dariya mein nahane nikale
hijr ki chot ajab sang-shikan hoti hai
dil ke befaiz zaminon se khazane nikale
umr guzari hai shab-e-tar mein aankhen malate
kis ufaq se mera khurshid na jane nikale
ku-e-qatil mein chale jaise shahidon ka julus
khvab yun bhigati aankhon ko sajane nikale
dil ne ik int se tamir kiya taj mahal
tu ne ik bat kahi lakh fasane nikale
dasht-e tanhai-e-hijran mein khada sochata hun
haye kya log mera sath nibhane nikale
main ne ‘amjad’ use bevasta dekha hi nahi
wo to khushbu mein bhi aahat ke bahane nikale
Poet of the poem/ghazal or nazam : Amjad Islam Amjad
badalon ka kafila aata hua achcha laga
pyas ke dharati ko har savan bada achcha laga
us bhari mehfil mein us ka chand lamhon ke liye
mujh se milana bat karana dekhana achcha laga
jin ka sach hona kisi surat se bhi mumkin na tha
aisi aisi baten aksar sochana achcha laga
wo to kya aata magar khushfahamiyon ke sath sath
sari sari rat hum ko jagana achcha laga
pahale pahale to nigahon mein koi jachata na tha
rafta rafta dusara phir tisara achcha laga
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Poet Unknown
aa chandani bhi meri tarah jag rahi hai
palakon pe sitaron ko liye rat khadi hai
ye bat ki surat ke bhale dil ke bure hon
allah kare jhuth ho bahuton se suni hai
vo mathe ka matala ho ki honthon ke do misare
bachapan ke gazal hi meri mahabub rahi hai
gazalon ne waheen zulfon ke phaila diye saye
jin rahon pe dekha hai bahut dhup kadi hai
hum dilli bhi ho aaye hain lahaur bhi ghume
ae yar magar teri gali teri gali hai
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Bashir Badr