wafa ke bhes mein koi raqib-e-shahar bhi hai
hazar! ke shahar ke qatil tabib-e-shahar bhi hai
wohi sipah-e-sitam khemazan hai charon taraf
jo mere bakht mein tha ab nasib-e-shahar bhi hai
udhar ke aag idhar bhi pahunch na jaye kaheen
hawa bhi tez hai jangal qarib-e-shahar bhi hai
ab us ke hijr mein rote hain us ke ghayal bhi
khabar na thi ke wo zalim habib-e-shahar bhi hai
ye raz nara-e-mansur hi se hum pe khula
ke chub-e-mimbar-e-masjid salib-e-shahar bhi hai
kadi hai jang ke ab ke muqabile pe ‘faraz’
amir-e-shahar bhi hai aur khatib-e-shahar bhi hai

Poet of the Poem/Ghazal or Nazam: Ahmed Faraz

kis se puchen hum ne kahan wo chehara-e-roshan dekha hai
mehfil mehfil dhundh chuke hain gulshan gulshan dekha hai
kis ko dekhen kis ko na dekhen, phul bhi hain kaliyan bhi magar
jis se lagayi aankh usi ko dil ka dushman dekha hai
rang-e-bahar-e-subah-e-gulistan kya dekhe wo diwana
jis ki nazar ne ek hi gul mein sara gulshan dekha hai
ahl-e-wafa ke khoon ke chinten dur tak udakar jati hain
mera tadapana dekhane wale apna bhi daman dekha hai?
aj unhen jo chahe samajh lo warna yahi ‘taskin’ hain jinhen
kal tak hum ne ku-e-butan mein khakbadaman dekha hai

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Taskeen Qureshi

ke wafa hum se to gair use jafa kahate hain
hoti aayi hai ke achon ko bura kahate hain
aj hum apni pareshani-e-khatir un se
kahane jate to hain, par dekhiye kya kahate hain
agale vaqton ke hain ye log, inhen kuch na kaho
jo may-o-nagmen ko andoharuba kahate hain
dil mein aa jae hai, hoti hai jo fursat gash se
aur phir kon se nale ko rasa kahate hain?
hai par-e-sarahad-e-idarak se apna masjud
qible ko, ahal-e-nazar, qiblanuma kahate hain
pa-e-afagar pe jab se tujhe raham aaya hai
khar-e-rah ko tere hum mehr-e-giya kahate hain
ik sharar dil mein hai, us se koi ghabarayega kya
aag matalub hai hamako, jo hawa kahate hain
dekhiye lati hai us shokh ke nakhvat kya rang
us ke har baat pe hum nam-e-khuda kahate hain
vahashat-o-shefta ab marsiya kahaven shayad
mar gaya “ghalib”-e-ashuftanava kahate hain

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Mirza Ghalib

is waqt to yun lagata hai ab kuch bhi nahi hai
mahatab na suraj na andhera na savera
aankhon ke dariche mein kisi husn ke jhalakan
aur dil ke panahon mein kisi dard ka dera
mumkin hai koi vaham ho mumkin hai suna ho
galiyon mein kisi chap ka ek aakhiri phera
shakhon mein khayalon ke ghane ped ke shayad
ab aake karega na koi khwab basera
ik bair na ik mahar na ik rabt na rishta
tera koi apna na paraya koi mera
mana ki ye sun-san ghadi sakht badi hai
lekin mere dil ye to faqat ek ghadi hai
himmat karo jine ko abhi umr padi hai

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

muhabbat ke sagar chalakane lage hain
wo dil ban ke dil mein dhadakane lage hain
ye kaisi vafaon ke ritu aa gai hai
khayalon mein ek bekhudi cha gai hai
qadam zindagi ke bahakane lage hain
umangon ke phoolon se daman bhara hai
mera khwab kaise haqiqat bana hai
nigahon mein jugnu jhamakane lage hain
sitaron se aage hai duniya wafa ke
magar hum ne ke hai tamanna wafa ke
jahan aj hairat se takane lage hain

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Ibrahim Ashk

jine wale qaza se darate hain
zeher pikar dawa se darate hain
zahidon ko kisi ka khauf nahi
sirf kali ghata se darate hain
aah jo kuch kahe hamen manzur
nek bande khuda se darate hain
dushmanon ke sitam ka khuaf nahi
doston ke wafa se darate hain
azm-o-himmat ke bavajud “shakeel”
ishq ke ibtada se darate hain

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Shakeel Badayuni

jab bhi nazm-e-maikada badala gaya
ek na ek jam-e-hasin toda gaya
jab safina mauj se takra gaya
nakhuda ko bhi khuda yaad aa gaya

main ne cheda qissa-e-jaur-e-falak
jane q un ko pasina aa gaya

dekh kar un ke jafaon ka khulus
main wafa ke naam par sharma gaya
aap ab aayen hain aansu ponchane
jab mere daman pe dhabba aa gaya

Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Fana Nizami Kanpuri