kya kahun tum se main ke kya hai ishq
jan ka rog hai, bala hai ishq
ishq hi ishq hai jahan dekho
sare aalam mein bhar raha hai ishq
ishq mashuq ishq aashiq hai
yani apna hi mubtala hai ishq
ishq hai tarz-o-taur ishq ke tain
kaheen banda kaheen khuda hai ishq
kon maqsad ko ishq bin pahuncha
aarzoo ishq va mudda hai ishq
koyi khvahan nahi mohabbat ka
tu kahe jins-e-narawa hai ishq
meerji zard hote jate hain
kya kaheen tum ne bhi kiya hai ishq?

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Meer Taqi Meer

meri teri nigah mein jo lakh intazar hain
jo mere tere tan badan mein lakh dil figar hain
jo meri teri ungaliyon ke behisi se sab qalam nazar hain
jo mere tere shahar ke har ik gali mein
mere tere naqsh-e-pa ke be-nishan mazar hain
jo meri teri raat ke sitare zakhm zakhm hain
jo meri teri subah ke gulab chak chak hain
ye zakhm sare be-dava ye chak sare be-rafu
kisi pe rakh chand ke kisi pe os ka lahu
ye hain bhi ya nahi bata
ye hai ki mahaz jal hai
mere tumhare ankabut-e-vaham ka buna hua
jo hai to is ka kya karen
nahi hai to bhi kya karen
bata, bata, bata, bata

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Faiz Ahmed Faiz

kya khabar thi is tarah se wo juda ho jayega
khwab mein bhi us ka milana khwab sa ho jayega
zindagi thi qaid hamen kya nikaloge us se
maut jab aa jayegi to khud riha ho jayega
dost banakar us ko chaha, ye kabhi socha na tha
dosti hi dosti mein wo khuda ho jayega
us ka jalva hoga kya jisaka ke parda nur hai
jo bhi us ko dekh lega wo fida ho jayega

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Rustom Sehgal Wafa

kya khabar thi ke main is darja badal jaunga
tujh ko kho dunga tere gham se sambhal jaunga
ajanabi ban ke milunga main tujhe mahafil mein
tu ne chedi bhi to main baat badal jaunga
dhundh paye na jahan yaad bhi teri mujh ko
aise jangal mein kisi roz nikal jaunga
zid mein aaye hue masum se bache ke tarah
khud hi kashti ko dubone pe machal jaunga

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam:  Farhat Shahzad

kya sarokar ab kisi se mujhe
vasta tha to tha tujhi se mujhe
behisi ka bhi ab nahi ehasas
kya hua teri berukhi se mujhe
maut ke aarzoo bhi kar dekhun
kya ummiden thi zindagi se mujhe
phir kisi par na aitabar aaye
yun utaro na apne jee se mujhe
tera gham bhi na ho to kya jina
kuch tasalli hai dard hi se mujhe
kar gaye kis qadar tabah ‘zia’
dushman, andaz-e-dosti se mujhe

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Zia Jalandhari

kya umeed kare hum un se jin ko wafa malum nahi
gham dena malum hai lekin gham ke dawa malum nahi
jin ke gali mein umr ganva di jivan bhar hairan rahe
pas bhi aake pas na aaye jan ke bhi anjan rahe
kon si aakhir ke thi hum ne aisi khata malum nahi
ae mere pagal armanon jhuthe bandhan tod bhi do
ae meri zakhmi ummidon dil ka daman chod bhi do
tum ko abhi is nagari mein jine ke saza malum nahi

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Zafar Gorakhpuri

kya ye bhi zindagi hai ki rahat kabhi na ho
aisi bhi to kisi se mohabbat kabhi na ho
wada zarur karte hain aate nahi kabhi
phir ye bhi chahate hain shikayat kabhi na ho
sham-e-visal bhi ye tagaful ye berukhi
teri raza hai mujhko masarrat kabhi na ho
ahabab ne diye hain mujhe kis tarah fareb
mujhasa bhi koi sada tabiyat kabhi na ho
lab to ye kah rahe hain ke uth, badh ke choom le
aankhon ka ye ishara ke jurr’at kabhi na ho
dil chahata hai phir wohi fursat ke raat din
mujhko to tere khayal se fursat kabhi na ho

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Krishna Mohan

kyon hijr ke shikave karta hai kyon dard ke rone rota hai
ab ishq kiya hai to sabr bhi kar is mein to yahi kuch hota hai
aagaz-e-musibat hota hai apne hi dil ke shararat se
aankhon mein phul khilata hai talavon mein kanten bota hai
ahabab ka shikwa kya kijiye khud zahir va batin ek nahi
lab upar upar hanste hain dil andar andar rota hai
mALLAHon ko ilzam na do tum sahil wale kya janon
ye tufan kon uthta hai ye kishti kon dubota hai
kya jane kya ye khoyega kya jane kya ye payega
mandir ka pujari jagata hai masjid ka namazi sota hai

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Hafeez Jullundhri