jate jate wo mujhe achi nishani de gaya
umr bhar doharaunga aisi kahani de gaya
us se main kuch pa sakun aisi kahan umeed thi
gham bhi wo shayad bara-e-meharabani de gaya
sab havayen le gaya mere samandar ke koi
aur mujh ko ek karati badabani de gaya
khair main pyasa raha par us ne itna to kiya
meri palkon ke kataron ko wo pani de gaya
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Javed Akhtar
husn ko be-hijab hona tha
shauq ko kamayab hona tha
hijr mein kaif-e-iztarab na puch
khun-e-dil bhi sharab hona tha
tere jalvon mein ghir gaya aakhir
zarre ko aafatab hona tha
kuch tumhari nigah kafir thi
kuch mujhe bhi kharab hona tha
raat taron ka tutana bhi ‘majaz’
bais-e-iztarab hona tha
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Majaz Lucknawi
hui takhir to kuch bais-e-takhir bhi tha
aap aate the magar koi inangir na tha
tum se beja hai mujhe apni tabahi ka gila
us mein kuch shaib-e-khubi-e-taqadir bhi tha
tu mujhe bhool gaya ho to pata batala dun
kabhi fitarak mein tere koi nakhchir bhi tha
qaid mein hai tere vahashi ko wohi zulf ke yaad
han kuch ek ranj-e-garanbari-e-zanjir bhi tha
bijli kaund gai aankhon ke aage, to kya
baat karate, ke main lab tashna-e-taqarir bhi tha
yusuf us ko kahun aur kuch na kahe, khair hui
gar bigag baithe to main layaq-e-ta’zir bhi tha
dekh kar gair ko q ho na kaleja thanda
nala karta tha wale talib-e-tasir bhi tha
peshe mein aib nahin, rakhiye na farhad ko naam
hum hi aashufta-saron mein wo jawan ‘meer’ bhi tha
hum the marane ko khade pas na aaya na sahi
aakhir us shaukh ke tarakash mein koi tir bhi tha
pakade jate hain farishton ke likhe par nahak
aadmi koi hamara dam-e-taharir bhi tha
rekhta ke tumhin ustad nahi ho “ghalib”
kahate hain agale zamane mein koi ‘mir’ bhi tha
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Mirza Ghalib
hum gazal mein tera charcha nahi hone dete
teri yadon ko bhi rusava nahi hone dete
kuch to hum khud bhi nahi chahate shoharat apni
aur kuch log bhi aisa nahi hone dete
azamaten apne charagon ke bachane ke liye
hum kisi ghar mein ujala nahi hone dete
mujhko thakane nahi deta ye zaroorat ka pahad
mere bache mujhe budha nahi hone dete
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Meraj Faizabadi