Ye raat ye tanhai
ye dil ke dhadakane ke aavaz
ye sannata
ye dubate taron ke
khamosh gazalkhvani
ye waqt ke palkon par
soti hui virani
jazbat-e-muhabbat ke
ye aakhiri angadai
bajati hui har janib
ye maut ke shahanai
sab tum ko bulate hain
pal bhar ko tum aa jao
band hoti meri aankhon mein
muhabbat ka
ik khwab saja jao
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Meena Kumari ‘Naaz’
Yun teri rahaguzar se divanavar guzri
kandhe pe apne rakh ke apna mazar guzri
baithe rahe hain rasta mein dil ka khandhar saja kar
shayad isi taraf se ek din bahar guzri
bahati hui ye nadiya ghulate hue kinare
koi to par utre koi to par guzri
tu ne bhi hum ko dekha hum ne bhi tujh ko dekha
tu dil hi har guzra hum jan har guzri
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Meena Kumari ‘Naaz’
Puchate ho to suno kaise basar hoti hai
raat khairat ke sadqe ke sahar hoti hai
sans bharne ko to jina nahi kahate ya rab
dil hi dukhata hai na ab aasteen tar hoti hai
jaise jagi hui aankhon mein chubhen kanch ke khwab
raat is tarah divanon ke basar hoti hai
gham hi dushman hai mera gham hi ko dil dhundhata hai
ek lamhe ke judai bhi agar hoti hai
ek markaz ke talash ek bhatakati khushbu
kabhi manzil kabhi tamhid-e-safar hoti hai
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Meena Kumari ‘Naaz
chand tanha hai aasman tanha
dil mila hai kahan kahan tanha
bujh gai aas chup gaya tara
thartharata raha dhuan tanha
zindagi kya isi ko kahate hain
jism tanha hai aur jan tanha
hamsafar koi gar mile bhi kaheen
donon chalate rahe tanha tanha
jalati bujhati si raushani ke pare
simata simata sa ek makan tanha
rah dekha karega sadiyon tak
chod jayenge ye jahan tanha
Poet of the poem/ghazal or nazam : Meena Kumari ‘Naaz’
aabalapa koi is dasht mai aaya hoga
varna aandhi mai diya kis ne jalaya hoga
zarre zarre pe jade honge kunvare sajde
ek ek but ko khuda us ne banaya hoga
pyas jalate huye kanton ke bujhai hogi
risate pani ko hatheli pe sajaya hoga
mil gaya hoga agar koi sunahari patthar
apana tuta hua dil yad to aaya hoga
khun ke chinte kaheen poch na lain rehron se
kis ne virane ko gulzar banaya hoga
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Meena Kumari ‘Naaz’