Tere ishq ke intaha chahata hun
meri sadagi dekh kya chahata hun
sitam ho ki ho vada-e-behijabi
koi baat sabr-azama chahata hun
ye jannat mubarak rahe zahidon ko
ki main aap ka samana chahata hun
koi dam ka mehaman hun ae ahal-e-mahafil
chirag-e-sahar hun, bujha chahata hun
bhari bazm mein raz ke baat kah di
bada be-adab hun, saza chahata hun
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Sir Mohammed Iqbal
Tere gham ko jan ke talash thi tere jan-nisar chale gaye
teri reh mein karte the sar talab sar-e-rah-guzar chale gaye
teri kaj-adai se har ke shab-e-intazar chali gai
mere zabt-e-hal se ruth kar mere gam-gusar chale gaye
na saval-e-vasl na arz-e-gam na hikayaten na shikayaten
tere ahad mein dil-e-zar ke sabhi ikhtiyar chale gaye
ye hamin the jin ke libas par sr-e-rah siyahi likhi gai
yahi daag the jo saja ke hum sar-e-bazm-eyar chale gaye
na raha junun-e-rukh-e-vafa ye rasan ye dar karoge kya
jinhen jurm-e-ishq pe naz tha wo gunahagar chale gaye
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Ruh ko tadapa rahi hai un ke yaad
dard ban kar cha rahi hai un ke yaad
ishq se ghabara rahi hai un ke yaad
rukate rukate aa rahi hai un ke yaad
wo hanse wo zer-e-lab kuch kah uthe
khwab se dikhala rahi hai un ke yaad
main to khuddari ka qail hun magar
kya karun phir aa rahi hai un ke yaad
ab khayal-e-tark-e-rabt zabt hi se hai
khud ba khud sharma rahi hai un ke yaad
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Shakeel Badayuni
Tera jalva nihayat dil nashin hai
muhabbat lekin is se bhi hasin hai
junun ke koi manzil hi nahi hai
yahan har gham gam-e-avvali hai
suna hai yun bhi aksar zikr un ka
ki jaise kuch ta’alluq hi nahi hai
masiha ban ke jo nikle the ghar se
lahu mentar unhin ke aastin hai
main rah-e-ishq ka tanaha musafir
kise aavaz dun koi nahi hai
‘shamim’ us ko kaheen dekha hai tum ne
suna hai wo rag-e-jan ke qarin hai
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Shamim Jaipuri
Rone se aur ishq mein bebak ho gae
dhoe gae hum aise ki bas pak ho gae
sarf-e-baha-e-mai hue aalat-e-maikashi
the ye hi do hisab so yon pak ho gae
rusava-e-dahar go hue aavargi se tum
bare tabiyaton ke to chalak ho gae
kehta hai kon nala-e-bulbul ko beasar
parde mein gul ke lakh jigar chak ho gae
puche hai kya vajud-o-adam ahl-e-shauq ka
aap apni aag se khas-o-khashak ho gae
karne gaye the us se tagaful ka hum gila
ke ek hi nigah ki bas khak ho gae
is rang se uthai kal us ne ‘asad’ ke nash
dushman bhi jis ko dekh ke gamnak ho gae
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Mirza Ghalib
Tark-e-muhabbat par bhi hogi un ko nidamat hum se ziyada
kis ne ke hai kon karega un se muhabbat hum se ziyada
hum ne mana aap mein hogi sabr ke taqat hum se ziyada
dekhiye lekin utari hui hai aap ke surat hum se ziyada
uff wo tabassum halka halka haye wo bhigi bhigi palaken
vaqt-e-rukhsat un pe giran tha lamaha-e-rukhsat hum se ziyada
koi tamanna koi masarrat dil ke qarib aane hi na di
kis ne ke hai ishq mein yaron gham se muhabbat hum se ziyada
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Shamim Jaipuri
Puch na mujhase dil ke fasane
ishq ke baten ishq hi jane
wo din jab hum un se mile the
dil ke nazuk phul khile
masti aankhen choom rahi thi
sari duniya jhum rahi
do dil the wo bhi divane
wo din jab hum dur huye the
dil ke shishe choor huye the
aayi khizan rangin chaman mein
aag lagi jab dil ke ban mein
aaya na koi aag bujhane
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Jan Nissar Akhtar
Tadapate hain na rote hain na hum fariyad karte hain
sanam ke yaad mein har-dam khuda ko yaad karte hain
unhin ke ishq mein hum nala-o-fariyad karte hain
ilahi dekhiye kis din hamen wo yaad karte hain
shab-e-furqat mein kya kya sanp laharate hain sine par
tumhari kakul-e-pechan ko jab hum yaad karte hain
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam: Haider Ali Aatish