Ye meri gazalen ye meri nazmen tamam teri hikayaten hain
ye tazkiren teri lutf ke hain ye sher teri shikayaten hain
main sab teri nazr kar raha hun ye un zamanon ke s’aten hain
jo zindagi ke naye safar mein tujhe kisi roz yaad aayen
to ek ek harf jee uthega pahan ke anfas ke qabayen
udas tanahaiyon ke lamhon mein nach uthengi ye apasarayen

mujhe teri dard ke alava bhi aur dukh the, ye janata hun
hazar gham the jo zindagi ke talash mein the, ye janata hun
mujhe khabar hai ki teri aanchal mein dard ke ret chanata hun
magar har ek bar tujh ko chu kar ye ret rang-e-hina bani hai
ye zakhm gulzar ban gaye hain ye aahen-sozan ghata bani hai
ye dard mauj-e-saba hua hai ye aag dil ke sada bani hai
aur ab ye sari mata-e-hasti ye phul ye zakhm sab tere hain
ye dukh ke nauhe ye sukh ke naghmay jo kal mere the wo ab tere hain
jo teri qurbat teri judai mein kat gaye roz-o-shab tere hain
wo tera shayar tera muganni wo jis ke baten ajeeb si thi
wo jis ke andaz khusro-vana the aur adayen garib si thin
wo jis ke jine ke khvahishen bhi khud us ke apne nasib si thin

na puch us ka ki wo divana bahut dinon ka ujad chuka hai
wo kohakan to nahi tha lekin kadi chattanon se lad chuka hai
wo thak chuka hai aur us ka tesha usi ke sine mein gad chuka hai

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ahmed Faraz

Ye nikhaton ke narm ravi ye hawa ye raat
yaad aa rahe hain ishq ke tute ta’alluqat
mayusiyon ke god mein dam todata hai ishq
ab bhi koi bana le to bigadi nahi hai baat
ik umr kat gai hai tere intazar mein
aise bhi hain ke kat na saki jin se ek raat
hum ahal-e-intazar ke aahat pe kan the
thandi hawa thi gham tha tera dhal chali thi raat
har sai-o-har amal mein muhabbat ka hath hai
tamir-e-zindagi ke samajh kuch muharakat
ahal-e-raza mein shan-e-bagavat bhi ho zara
itni bhi zindagi na ho paband-e-rasmiyat
uth bandagi se malik-e-taqadir ban ke dekh
kya vasvasa azab ka kya kavish-e-nijat
mujh ko to gham ne fursat-e-gam bhi na di “firaq”
de fursat-e-hayat na jaise gam-e-hayat

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Firaq Gorakhpuri

Tu nahi to zindagi main aur kya reh jayega
dur tak tanhaiyon ka silsila reh jayega
kijiye kya guftagu kya un se mil kar sochiye
dil-shikasta khvahishon ka zayaqa reh jayega
dard ke sari tahen aur sare guzri hadase
sab dhuan ho jayenge ek vaqiya reh jayega
ye bhi hoga wo mujhe dil se bhula dega magar
yun bhi hoga khud usi mein ek khala reh jayega

dayar-e-inkar ke iqarar ke saragoshiyan
ye agar tute kabhi to fasala reh jayega

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui

Ye raz hai meri zindagi ka
pahane huye hun kafan khudi ka
phir nashtar-e-gam se chedate hain
ik tarz hai ye bhi dil dahi ka
o lafz-o-bayan mein chupane wale
ab qasd hai aur khamoshi ka
marana to hai ibtada ke ik baat
jina hai kamal muntahi ka
han sina gulon ke tarah kar chak
de mar ke sabut zindagi ka

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Asghar Gondvi

Ye bata de mujhe zindagi
pyar ke reh ke hamasafar
kis tarah ban gaye ajanabi
ye bata de mujhe zindagi
phul q sare murjha gaye
kis liye bujh gai chandani
ye bata de mujhe zindagi
kal jo bahon mein thi
aur nigahon mein thi
ab wo garmi kahan kho gai
na wo andaz hai
na wo aavaz hai
ab wo narmi kahan kho gai
ye bata de mujhe zindagi
bevafa tum nahi
bevafa hum nahi
phir wo jazbat kyon so gaye
pyar tum ko bhi hai
pyar hum ko bhi hai
fasale phir ye kya ho gaye
ye bata de mujhe zindagi

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Javed Akhtar

Mohabbat ke tabiyat mein
ye kaisa bachapana qudarat ne rakkha hai
ke jitani purani jitani bhi mazabut ho jaye
ise taid-e-taza ke zarurat phir bhi rahati hai
yaqin ke aakhiri had tak dilon mein lahlahati ho
nigahon se tapakati ho lahu mein jagmagati ho
hazaron tarah se dilkash hasin hale banati ho
use izhar ke lafzon ke hajat phir bhi rahati hai
mohabbat mangati hai yun gavahi apne hone ke
ke jaise tifl-e-sada sham ko ik bij boye
aur shab mein baura uthe
zamin ko khod kar dekhe
ke paudha ab kahan tak hai
mohabbat ke tabiyat mein ajab takarar ke khu hai
ke ye iqrar ke lafzon ko sunane se nahi thakati
bichadane ke ghadi ho ya koi milane ke sa’at ho
ise bas ek hi dhun hai
kaho mujh se mohabbat hai
kaho mujh se mohabbat hai
kuch aisi besakuni hai wafa ke sarzaminon mein
ke jo ahal-e-mohabbat ko sada bechain rakhati hai
ke jaise phul mein khsuhbu ke jaise hath mein tara
ke jaise sham ka tara
mohabbat karne valon ke sahar raton mein rahati hai
gumanam ke shakhchon mein aashiyan banata hai ulfat ka
ye ain visal mein bhi hijr ke khadshon mein rahati hai
mohabbat ke musafir zindagi jab kat chukate hain
thakan ke karachiyan chunate wafa ke ajaraken pahane
samay ke rahguzar ke aakhiri sarhad pe rukate hain
to koi dubati sanson ke dori tham ker
dhire se kehta hai
ke ye sach hai na
hamari zindagi ik dusare ke naam likhi thi
dhundhalaka sa jo aankhon ke qarib-o-dur phaila hai
isi ka naam chahat hai
tumhen mujh se mohabbat thi
tumhen mujh se mohabbat hai
mohabbat ke tabiyat mein
ye kaisa bachapana qudarat ne rakkha hai

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Amjad Islam Amjad

Ye zindagi
aj jo tumhare
badan ke choti-badi nason mein
machal rahi hai
tumhare pairon se chal rahi hai
tumhari aavaz mein gale se nikal rahi hai
tumhare lafzon mein dhal rahi hai
ye zindagi
jane kitni sadiyon se
yun hi shaklen
badal rahi hai
badalati shaklon
badalate jismon mein
chalata-phirata ye ik sharara
jo is ghadi
naam hai tumhara
isi se sari chahal-pahal hai
isi se roshan hai har nazara
sitare todo ya ghar basao
qalam uthao ya sar jhukao
tumhari aankhon ke roshni tak
hai khel sara
ye khel hoga nahi dubara
ye khel hoga nahi dubara

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Nida Fazli

Yun dosti ke naam ko rusava na kijiye
tark-e-ta’alluqat ka charcha na kijiye
jurm-o-sitam ka pas bhi ulfat mein shart hai
palkon ko aansuon se bhigoya na kijiye
aisa na ho umeed se rishta hi toot jaye
har roz mujhase vada-e-farda na kijiye
hamdard jis ko apna samajhate rahe hain aap
us ka hi zindagi mein bharosa na kijiye
“mahir” vafur-e-gam se na ghabaraiye kabhi
khuddari-e-hayat ko rusava na kijiye

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Mahir Ratlami