Kon kehta hai ke maut aayi to mar jaunga
main to dariya hun samandar mein utar jaunga
tera dar chod ke main aur kidhar jaunga
ghar mein ghir jaunga sahara mein bikhar jaunga
tere pehlu se jo uthunga to mushkil ye hai
sirf ik shakhs ko paunga jidhar jaunga
ab tere shahar mein aaunga musafir ke tarah
saya-e-abr ke manind guzar jaunga
tera paiman-e-vafa reh ke divar bana
warna socha tha ke jab chahunga mar jaun ga
charasazon se alag hai mera mayar ke main
zakhm khaunga to kuch aur sanvar jaun ga
ab to khurshid ko dube hue sadiyan guzarin
ab use dhundhane main ta-ba-sahar jaunga
zindagi shamma ke manind jalta hun ‘nadeem’
bujh to jaunga magar subah to kar jaunga

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

mere aansuon pe nazar na kar mera shikwa sun ke khafa na ho
use zindagi ka bhi haq nahi jise dard-e-ishq mila na ho
ye inayaten ye navazishen mere dard-e-dil ke dawa nahi
mujhe us nazar ke talash hai jo ada shanas-e-vafa na ho
tujhe kya bataun main bekhabar ki hai dard-e-ishq mein kya asar
ye hai wo latif si kaifiyat jo zuban tak aaye ada na ho
ye sharab rez-e-hasin ghata jo hai “kaif” nazish-e-mayakada
kisi tashna-kam ke aarzoo kisi tashna-lab ke dua na ho

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Kaif Akrami

Kam nahi meri zindagi ke liye
chain mil jaye do ghadi ke liye
ae dil-e-zar kon hai tera
kyon tadapata hai yun kisi ke liye
kitne saman kar liye paida
itni choti si zindagi ke liye
aisa ‘faiyyaz’ gham ne ghera hai
lab taras hi gaye hansi ke liye

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Faiyaz Hashmi

Kal na main itna bura tha kya hua
tera dil bhi aaina tha kya hua
zindagi mein mod kitne aa gaye
ye to sidha rasta tha kya hua
bheed q hai aashiyan ke aas pas
ek shola sa uthta tha kya hua
ye imarat aj q viran hai
is jagah par ek khuda tha kya hua
q “naseem” ab maikade jane lage
aadmi to parasa tha kya hua

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Naseem Ajmeri

maut ik geet raat gati thi
zindagi jhum-jhum jati thi
kabhi divane ro bhi padate the
kabhi teri bhi yaad aati thi
kis ke matam mein chand taron se
raat bazm-e-aza sajati thi
rote jate the tere hijr nasib
raat furqat ke dhalati jati thi
khoi khoi si rahati thi wo aankh
dil ka har bhed pa bhi jati thi
zikr tha rang-o-bu ka au’ dil mein
teri tasvir utarati jati thi
husn mein thi in aansuon ke chamak
zindagi jin mein muskurati thi
dard-e-hasti chamak utha jis mein
wo hum ahal-e-vafa ke chati thi
tere un aansuon ke yaad aayi
zindagi jin mein muskurati thi
tha sukut-e-faza tarannum-rez
bu-e-gesu-e-yar gati thi
gam-e-janan ho yan gam-e-dauran
lau si kuch dil mein jhil-milati thi
zindagi ko wafa ke rahon mein
maut khud roshni dikhati thi
baat kya thi ki dekhte hi tujhe
ulfat-e-zist bhool jati thi
the na afalak gosh bar aavaz
bekhudi dastan sunati thi
karavaten le ufaq pe jaise subah
koi doshiza ras-masati thi
zindagi zindagi ko vaqt-e-safar
karavan-karavan chupati thi
samane tere jaise koi baat
yaad aa-a ke bhool jati thi
wo tera gham ho ya gam-e-duniya
shamma-si dil mein jhil-milati thi
gham ke wo dastan-e-nim-shabi
aasmanon koo neend aati thi
maut bhi gosh bhar sada thi “firaq”
zindagi koi geet gati thi

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Firaq Gorakhpuri

maujon ka aks hai khat-e-jam-e-sharab mein
ya khoon uchal raha hai rag-e-mahatab mein
wo maut hai ki kahate hain jisako sukun sab
wo ain zindagi hai jo hai iztarab mein
dozakh bhi ek jalva-e-firdaus se husn hai
jo is se bekhabar hain wohi hain azab mein
us din bhi meri ruh thi mahv-e-nishat-e-did
musa ulajh gae the saval-o-javab mein
main iztarab-e-shauq kahun ya jamal-e-dost
ik barq hai jo kaundh rahi hai naqab mein

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Asghar Gondvi

mere khwabon ke jharokon ko sajane wali
tere khwabon mein kaheen mera guzar hai ki nahi
puchakar apni nigahon se batade mujhko
meri raton ke muqaddar mein sahar hai ke nahi
char din ke ye rafaqat jo rafaqat bhi nahi
umr bhar ke liye aazar hui jati hai
zindagi yun to hamesha se pareshan-si thi
ab to har sans giranbar hui jati hai
meri ujadi hui nindon ke shabistanon mein
tu kisi khwab ke paikar ke tarah aai hai
kabhi apni si kabhi gair nazar aati hai
kabhi ikhalas ke murat kabhi harajai hai
pyar par bas to nahi haimera lekin phir bhi
tu bata de ki tujhe pyar karun ya na karun
tune khud apne tabassum se jagaya hai jinhen
un tamannaon ka izahar karun ya na karun
tu kisi aur ke daman ke kali hai lekin
meri raten teri khushbu se basi rahati hain
tu kaheen bhi ho tere phul se aariz ke qasam
teri palaken meri aankhon pe jhuki rahati hain
tere hathon ke hararat tere sanson ke mahak
tairati rahati hai ehasas ke pahanai mein
dhundhati rahati hain takhail ke banhen tujh ko
sard raton ke sulagati hui tanahai mein
tera altaf-o-karam ek haqiqat hai magar
ye haqiqat bhi haqiqat mein fasana hi na ho
teri manus nigahon ka ye mohatat payam
dil ke khoon karne ka ek aur bahana hi na ho
kon jane meri imroz ka farda kya hai
qurbaten bad ke pasheman bhi ho jati hai
dil ke daman se lipatati hui rangin nazaren
dekhte dekhte anjan bhi ho jati hai
meri daramanda javani ke tamannaon ke
muzmahil khwab ke tabir bata de mujhko
tere daman mein gulistan bhi hai, virane bhi
mera hasil meri taqdir bata de mujhko

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Sahir Ludhianvi

Kaisa chalan hai gardish-e-lail-o-nahar ka
shikwa har ek ko hai gam-e-rozagar ka
tuti jo aas jal gaye palkon pe sau chirag
nikhara kuch aur rang shab-e-intazar ka
is zindagi i hum se haqiqat na puchiye
ik jabr jis ko naam diya ikhtiyar ka
ye kon aa gaya meri bazm-e-khayal mein
pucha mizaj kis ne dil-e-sogavar ka
dekho phir aj ho na jaye kaheen khun-e-aitamad
dekho na toot jaye fusun aitabar ka

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Mumtaz Mirza