Wo gulfarosh kahan ab gulab kis se lun
nahi raha mera saqi sharab kis se lun
teri talash mein is umr-e-mustu’ar ke saal
jo rayegan gaye un ka hisab kis se lun
hayat khud hai saval aur khud javab apna
saval kis se karun main javab kis se lun
kisi ke naam jo mansub abhi nahi ke thi
main apni khoi hui wo kitab kis se lun
tumhare bad na dekhun tumhare jaison ko
to ye shabin ye umangen ye khwab kis se lun
nashakashi se bi le lun ‘shaoor’ aj magar
wo roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahatab kis se lun

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Anwar Shaoor

Tum bhi khafa ho log bhi beraham hain dosto
ab ho chala yaqin ke bure hum hain dosto
kis ko hamare hal se nisbat hai kya karen
aankhen to dushmanon ke bhi purnam hain dosto
apne siva hamare na hone ka gham kise
apni talash mein to hum hi hum hain dosto
kuch aj sham hi se hai dil bhi bujha bujha
kuch shahar ke chirag bhi maddham hain dosto
is shahar-e-arazu se bhi bahar nikal chalo
ab dil ke raunaqen bhi koi dam hain dosto
sab kuch sahi ‘faraz’ par itna zarur hai
duniya mein aise log bahut kam hain dosto

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ahmed Faraz

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

Teri talash mein hum jab kabhi nikalate hain
ik ajanabi ke tarah raste badalate hain
daraz ho gam-e-hijran ki hasil-e-hijran
wo hausalen hain jo aagosh-e-gam mein palate hain
rava nahi hai gam-e-ishq is qadar bhi garur
tere bagair bhi duniya ke kam chalte hain
kabhi jo had se badhi un ke yaad to samajhe
ki un ke dil mein bhi kuch valvale machalate hain
shab-e-firaq kuch aisi bhi teergi to nahi
kabhi kabhi sar-e-mizgan charag jalate hain
ab un ke gham se bhi maharum ho na jayen kabhi
wo janate hain ki is gham se dil bahalate hain

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Hafeez Hoshiarpuri

Tere qarib rahun ya ki dur jaun main
hai dil ka ek hi aalam tujhi ko chahun main
main janata hun wo rakhta hai chahaten kitni
magar ye baat use kis tarah bataun main
jo chup raha to samajhega badguman mujhe
bura bhala hi sahi kuch to bol aaun main
phir is ke bad ta’alluq mein fasale honge
mujhe sanbhal ke rakhna bichad na jaun main
muhabbaton ke parakh ka yahi to rasta hai
teri talash mein nikalun tujhe na paun main

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

Tere gham ko jan ke talash thi tere jan-nisar chale gaye
teri reh mein karte the sar talab sar-e-rah-guzar chale gaye
teri kaj-adai se har ke shab-e-intazar chali gai
mere zabt-e-hal se ruth kar mere gam-gusar chale gaye
na saval-e-vasl na arz-e-gam na hikayaten na shikayaten
tere ahad mein dil-e-zar ke sabhi ikhtiyar chale gaye
ye hamin the jin ke libas par sr-e-rah siyahi likhi gai
yahi daag the jo saja ke hum sar-e-bazm-eyar chale gaye
na raha junun-e-rukh-e-vafa ye rasan ye dar karoge kya
jinhen jurm-e-ishq pe naz tha wo gunahagar chale gaye

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Raat ke besukun khamoshi mein
ro raha hun ki so nahi sakata
rahaton ke mahal banata hai
dil jo aabad ho nahi sakata

dur shama-e-khayal ke manind
shama vadi ke jhilmilati hai
yas ke beqaran andhere mein
ek umid muskurati hai

dur parabat ke pas charvaha
kho gaya gamfaza taranon mein
bain karati hai ruh-e-zakhmalud
bansuri ke nahif tanon mein

tere jane ka gham bhulata hun
tere aane ke yaad aati hai
haye is bebasi ke aalam mein
kis zamane ke yaad aati hai

shab ko viran rahguzaron se
sar jhukaye hue guzarata hun
qahqahon mein qarar khoya tha
aansuon mein talash karta hun

Poet of the Poem /  Ghazal or Nazam: Saifuddin Saif