Wo hamen jis qadar aazamate rahe
apni hi mushkilon ko badate rahe
wo akele mein bhi jo lagate rahe
ho na ho un ko hum yaad aate rahe
yaad karne par bhi dost aaye na yaad
doston ke karam yaad aate rahe
aankhen sukhi hui nadiyan ban gain
aur tufan badsatur aate rahe
pyar se un ka inkar bar-haq magar
lab ye q der tak thar-tharate rahe
thin to kamanen hathon mein agyar ke
tir magar apanon ke janib se aate rahe
kar liya sab ne hum se kinara magar
ek naseh garib aate jate rahe
maikade se nikal kar janab-e-’khumar’
qaba-o-dair mein khak udate rahe

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Khumar Barabankvi

Tumhari dost-navazi mein gar kami hoti
zamin toot ke taron pe gir gai hoti
bahut se log pasheman ho gae hote
jo baat sach thi agar wo kahi gai hoti
khushi ne thik kiya jo hum se dur-dur rahi
hamare pas jo aati to ro padi hoti
tujhe bhi log hamari tarah samajh lete
hamare jaiso se teri agar dosti hoti
main roshni ke sarabon se to bacha rehta
nasib mein jo zara aur teergi hoti

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Salman Akhtar

Yar bin talkh zindagani thi
dosti muddai-e-jani thi
sheb mein fayada ta’mmul ka
sochana tab tha hab javani thi
mere qisse se sab ke ninden gain
kuch ajab taur ke kahani thi
ku-e-qatil se bach ke nikala khizr
isi mein us ke zindagani thi
fitr par bhi tha ‘mir’ ke ik rang
kafani pahani to zafarani thi

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Meer Taqi Meer

Sun li jo khuda ne wo dua tum to nahi ho
daravaze pe dastak ke sada tum to nahi ho
simati hui sharmai hui raat ke rani
soi hui kaliyon ke haya tum to nahi ho
mahasus kiya tum ko to gili hui palken
bhige huye mausam ke ada tum to nahi ho
in ajanabi rahon mein nahi koi bhi mera
kis ne mujhe yun apna kaha tum to nahi ho

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Bashir Badr

Sitam hi karana jafa hi karana nigah-e-lutf kabhi na karana
tumhen qasam hai hamare sar ke hamare haq mein kami na karana
kahan ka aana kahan ka jana wo jante hi nahi ye rasmen
vahan hai wade ke bhi ye surat kabhi to karana kabhi na karana
hamari mayyat pe tum jo aana to char aansu baha ke jana
zara rahe pas-e-abaru bhi kaheen hamari hansi na karana
wo ik hamara tariq-e-ulfat ki dushmanon se bhi mil ke chalana
ye ek sheva tera sitamagar ki dost se dosti na karana

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : DaaG Dehlvi

Shahar mein dhund raha hun ke sahara de de
koi hatim jo mere hath mein kasa de de
ped sab nange faqiron ke tarah sahame hain
kis se umeed ye ke jaye ki saya de de
waqt ke sangzani noch gai sare naqush
ab wo aaina kahan jo mera chehara de de
dushmanon ke bhi koi baat to sach ho jaye
aa mere dost kisi din mujhe dhoka de de
main bahut jald hi ghar laut ke aa jaunga
meri tanhai yahan kuch dinon pehara de de
dub jana hi muqadar hai to behatar varana
tune patavar jo chini hai to tinka de de
jis ne qataron ka bhi mohataj kiya mujh ko
wo agar josh mein aa jaye to dariya de de
tum ko “rahat” ke tabiyat ka nahi andaza
wo bikhari hai magar mango to duniya de de

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Rahat Indori

Teri bazm-e-tarab mein soz-e-pinhan leke aaya hun
chaman mein yad-e-ayyam-e-baharan leke aaya hun
teri mahafil se jo araman-o-hasarat leke nikala tha
wo hasrat leke aaya hun wo araman leke aaya hun
tumhare vaste ae dosto main aur kya lata
vatan ke subah aur sham-e-gariban leke aaya hun
main apne ghar mein aaya hun magar andaz to dekho
ke apne aap ko manind-e-mahaman leke aaya hun

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Jagannath Azad

Teri baten hi sunane aaye
dost bhi dil hi dukhane aaye
phul khilate hain to hum sochate hain
tere aane ke zamane aaye
aisi kuch chup si lagi hai jaise
hum tujhe hal sunane aaye
ishq tanha hai sar-e-manzil-e-gam
kon ye bojh uthane aaye
ajanabi dost hamen dekh ke hum
kuch tujhe yaad dilane aaye
dil dhadakata hai safar ke hangam
kash phir koi bulane aaye
ab to rone se bhi dil dukhata hai
shayad ab hosh thikane aaye
kya kaheen phir koi basti ujadi
log q jashn manane aaye
so raho maut ke pehlu mein ‘faraz’
neend kis waqt na jane aaye

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ahmed Faraz