Tum aur fareb khao bayan-e-raqib se
tum se to kam gila hai ziyada nasib se
goya tumhari yaad hi mera ilaj hai
hota hai paharon zikr tumhara tabib se
barabad-e-dil ka aakhiri saramaya thi umeed
wo bhi to tum ne chin liya mujh garib se
dhundhala chali nigah dam-e-vapasi hai ab
aa pas aa ke dekh lun tujh ko qarib se
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Aga Hashr
Tum aaye ho na shab-e-intazar guzri hai
talash mein hai sahar bar bar guzri hai
junun mein jitani bhi guzri bakar guzri hai
agarche dil pe kharabi hazar guzri hai
hui hai hazarat-e-naseh se guftagu jis shab
wo shab zarur sar-e-ku-e-yar guzri hai
wo baat sare fasane mein jisaka zikr na tha
wo baat unko bahot na-gavar guzri hai
na gul khile hain, na unase mile, na mein pi hai
ajeeb rang mein ab ke bahar guzri hai
chaman mein garat-e-gulachin se jane kya guzri
qafas se aj saba beqarar guzri hai
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Tujhi se ibtada hai tu hi ik din intaha hoga
sada-e-saz hogi aur na saz-e-besada hoga
hamen malum hai hum se suno mahashar mein kya hoga
sab us ko dekhte honge wo hamako dekhata hoga
sar-e-mahashar hum aise aasiyon ka aur kya hoga
dar-e-jannat na va hoga dar-e-rahamat to va hoga
jahannum ho ki jannat jo bhi hoga faisala hoga
ye kya kam hai hamara aur us ka samana hoga
nigah-e-qahar par hi jan-o-dil sab khoye baitha hai
nigah-e-mehar aashiq par agar hogi to kya hoga
ye mana bhej dega hum ko mahashar se jahannum mein
magar jo dil pe guzaregi wo dil hi janata hoga
samajhata kya hai tu divanagana-e-ishq ko zahid
ye ho jayenge jis janib usi janib khuda hoga
“jigar” ka hath hoga hashr mein aur daman-e-hazarat
shikayat ho ki shikwa jo bhi hoga baramala hoga
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Jigar Moradabadi
Sine mein jalan aankhon mein tufan sa q hai
is shahar mein har shakhs pareshan sa q hai
dil hai to dhadakane ka bahana koi dhundhe
pathar ke tarah behis-o-bejan sa q hai
tanhai ke ye kon si manzil hai rafiqo
ta-hadd-e-nazar ek bayaban sa q hai
hum ne to koi baat nikali nahi gham ke
wo zud-e-pasheman pasheman sa q hai
kya koi nai baat nazar aati hai hum mein
aaina hamen dekh ke hairan sa q hai
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Shahryar
Shole hi sahi aag lagane ke liye aa
phir tur ke manzar ko dikhane ke liye aa
ye kis ne kaha hai meri taqadir bana de
aa apne hi hathon se mitane ke liye aa
ae dost mujhe gardish-e-halat ne ghera
tu zulf ke kamali mein chupane ke liye aa
divar hai duniya ise rahon se hata de
har rasm muhabbat ke mitane ke liye aa
matalab teri aamad se hai daraman se nahi
“hasrat” ke qasam dil hi dukhane ke liye aa
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Hasrat Jaipuri
Tujhi ko jo yan jalwa farma na dekha
barabar hai duniya ko dekha na dekha
mera guncha-e-dil hai woh dil-girifata
ke jis ko kaso ne kabhi wa na dekha
aziat, musibat, malamat, balayen
tere ishq mein hum ne kya kya na dekha
kiya mujh ko dagon sarv-e-chiragan
kabho tu ne aakar tamasha na dekha
tagaful ne tere ye kuch din dikhaye
idhar tu ne lekin na dekha, na dekha
hijab-e-rukh-e-yar the aap hi hum
khuli aankh jab, koi parada na dekha
shab-o-roz aye “dard” darapai hun us ke
kaso ne jise yan samajha na dekha
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Khwaja Mir Dard
Tujhe qasam hai saqiya sharab la sharab de
utha subu nazar mila sharab la sharab de
har ek aisa jam ho ke jis pe tera naam ho
tu apne naam ke pila sharab la sharab de
na dil mein koi gham rahe na meri aankh naam rahe
har ek dard ko mita sharab la sharab de
bahut hasin raat hai tera hasin sath hai
nashe mein kuch nasha mila sharab la sharab de
surur hai khumar hai bahar hi bahar hai
magar zara ae dilruba sharab la sharab de
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ibrahim Ashk
Tujh ko dariyadili ke qasam saqiya
mushtaqil daur par daur chalata rahe
raunaq-e-maikada yun hi badati rahe
ik girata rahe ik sambhalata rahe
sirf shabanam hi shan-e-gulistan nahi
shola-o-gul ka bhi daur chalata rahe
ashk bhi chashm-e-purnam se behte rahen
aur dil se dhuan bhi nikalata rahe
tere kabaze mein hai ye mizami jahan
tu jo chahe to sahara bane gulistan
har nazar par teri phul khilate rahe
har ishare pe mausam badalata rahe
tere chehare pe ye zulf bikhari hui
neend ke god mein subah nikhari hui
aur is par sitam ye adayen teri dil hai
aakhir kahan tak sambhalata rahe
is mein khun-e-tamanna ke tasir hai
ye vafa-e-muhabbat ke tasvir hai
aisi tasvir badle ye mumkin nahi
rang chahe zamana badalata rahe
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Poet Unknown