kya umeed kare hum un se jin ko wafa malum nahi
gham dena malum hai lekin gham ke dawa malum nahi
jin ke gali mein umr ganva di jivan bhar hairan rahe
pas bhi aake pas na aaye jan ke bhi anjan rahe
kon si aakhir ke thi hum ne aisi khata malum nahi
ae mere pagal armanon jhuthe bandhan tod bhi do
ae meri zakhmi ummidon dil ka daman chod bhi do
tum ko abhi is nagari mein jine ke saza malum nahi

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Zafar Gorakhpuri

kya ye bhi zindagi hai ki rahat kabhi na ho
aisi bhi to kisi se mohabbat kabhi na ho
wada zarur karte hain aate nahi kabhi
phir ye bhi chahate hain shikayat kabhi na ho
sham-e-visal bhi ye tagaful ye berukhi
teri raza hai mujhko masarrat kabhi na ho
ahabab ne diye hain mujhe kis tarah fareb
mujhasa bhi koi sada tabiyat kabhi na ho
lab to ye kah rahe hain ke uth, badh ke choom le
aankhon ka ye ishara ke jurr’at kabhi na ho
dil chahata hai phir wohi fursat ke raat din
mujhko to tere khayal se fursat kabhi na ho

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Krishna Mohan

kyon hijr ke shikave karta hai kyon dard ke rone rota hai
ab ishq kiya hai to sabr bhi kar is mein to yahi kuch hota hai
aagaz-e-musibat hota hai apne hi dil ke shararat se
aankhon mein phul khilata hai talavon mein kanten bota hai
ahabab ka shikwa kya kijiye khud zahir va batin ek nahi
lab upar upar hanste hain dil andar andar rota hai
mALLAHon ko ilzam na do tum sahil wale kya janon
ye tufan kon uthta hai ye kishti kon dubota hai
kya jane kya ye khoyega kya jane kya ye payega
mandir ka pujari jagata hai masjid ka namazi sota hai

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Hafeez Jullundhri

kyonkar us but se rakhun jan aziz
kya nahi hai mujhe iman aziz
dil se nikala pa na nikala dil se
hai tere tir ka paikan aziz
tab laye hi banegi ‘ghalib’
baqia sakht hai aur jan aziz

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Mirza Ghalib

kuch aise ghao bhi hote hain
jinhen zakhmi aap nahi dhote
bin roye huye aansuon ke tarah
sine mein chupa ke rakhte hain
aur sari umr nahi rote
ninden bhi muhaiya hoti hain
sapane bhi dur nahi hote
q phir bhi jagate rehte hain
q sari raat nahi sote
ab kis se kahen ae jan-e-vafa
ye ahal-e-vafa kis aag mein jalate rehte hain
q bujh ke rakh nahi hote

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Amjad Islam Amjad

q zindagi ke reh mein majabur ho gae
itane hue karib ki hum dur ho gae
aisa nahi ki hamako koi bhi khushi nahi
lekin ye zindagi to koi zindagi nahi
kyon isake faisale hamen manzur ho gae
paya tumhen to hamako laga tumako kho diya
hum dil pe roe aur ye dil hum pe ro diya
palkon se kvab kyon gire kyon choor ho gae

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam:Javed Akhtar

guzri dinon ke yaad barasati ghata lage
guzarun jo us gali se to thandi hawa lage
mehaman banke aaye kisi roz agar wo shakhs
us roz bin sajaye mera ghar saja lage
main is liye manata nahi vasl ke khushi
mere raqib ke na mujhe baddua lage
wo qahat dosti ka pada hai ki in dinon
jo muskura ke baat kare aashna lage
tark-e-vafa ke bad ye us ke ada ‘qateel’
mujhko sataye koi to us ko bura lage

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Qateel Shifai

gurub-e-sham hi se khud ko yun mahasus karta hun
ki jaise ik diya hun aur hawa ke zad pe rakha hun
chamakati dhup tum apne hi daman mein na bhar lena
main sari raat pedon ke tarah barish mein bhiga hun
koi tuta hua rishta na daman se ulajh jaye
tumhare sath pahali bar bazaron mein nikala hun
ye kis aavaz ka bosa mere honton pe kanpa hai
main pichali shab sadaon ke halavat bhool baitha hun
bichad ke tum se main ne bhi koi sathi nahi dhundha
hujum-e-rahguzar mein dur tak dekho akela hun

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Zubair Rizvi

main kachi neend mein hun
aur apne nimkhvabida tanaffus mein utarati
chandani ke chap sunati hun
guman hai
aj bhi shayad
mere mathe pe tere lab
sitare sabat karte hain

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Parveen Shakir

gulon mein rang bhare, bad-e-naubahar chale
chale bhi aao ki gulshan ka karobar chale
qaffas udas hai yaro, saba se kuch to kaho
kaheen to bahr-e-khuda aj zikr-e-yar chale
kabhi to subh tere kunj-e-lab se ho aagaz
kabhi to shab sar-e-kakul se mushkabar chale
bada hai dard ka rishta, ye dil garib sahi
tumhare naam pe aayenge gamgusar chale
jo hum pe guzri so guzri magar shab-e-hijran
hamare ashk teri aaqabat sanwar chale
huzoor-e-yar hui daftar-e-junun ke talab
girah mein leke gareban ka tar tar chale
maqam ‘faiz’ koi rah mein jacha hi nahi
jo ku-e-yar se nikle to su-e-dar chale

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Faiz Ahmed Faiz

gul tera rang chura laye hain gulzaron mein
jal raha hun bhari barsat ke baucharon mein
mujh se katara ke nikal ja magar ae jan-e-haya
dil ke lau dekh raha hun tere rukhasaron mein
husn-e-begana-e-ehasas-e-jamal acha hai
gunche khilate hain to bik jate hain bazaron mein
zikr karte hain tera mujh se baunavan-e-jafa
charagar phul piro laye hain talvaron mein
zakhm chup sakate hain lekin mujhe fan ke saugaundh
gham ke daulat bhi hai shamil mere shahakaron mein
mujh ko nafarat se nahi pyar se maslub karo
main to shamil hun mohabbat ke gunahgaron mein

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

gul ko mahbub mein qayas kiya
farq nikala bahot jo bas kiya
dil ne hum ko misal-e-aina
ek aalam se ru-shinas kiya
kuch nahi sujhata hamen us bin
shauq ne hum ko be-havas kiya
subah tak shama sar ko dhundhati rahi
kya patange ne iltemas kiya
aise vahashi kahan hain ae khuban
‘meer’ ko tum ne abas udas kiya

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Meer Taqi Meer

go zara si baat par barason ke yarane gaye
lekin itna to hua kuch log pahachane gaye
garmi-e-mahafil faqat ik nara-e-mastana hai
aur wo khush hain ki is lahafil se divane gaye
main ise shoharat kahun ya apni ruswai kahun
mujhase pahale us gali mein mere afasane gaye
yun to wo meri rag-e-jan se bhi the nazadik tar
aansuon ke dhundh mein lekin na pahachane gaye
vahashaten kuch is tarah apana muqadar ho gain
hum jahan pahunche hamare sath virane gaye
ab bhi un yadon ke khushbu zehan mein mahafus hai
barha hum jin se gulazaron ko mahakane gaye
kya qayamat hai ki ‘khatir’ kushta-e-shab bhi the hum
subh jab hui to mujarim hum hi gardane gaye

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Khatir Ghaznavi

gulshan mein bahar aayi mere dil ka chaman viran
har shakh hai muskai mere dil ka chaman viran
kaliyon ne bhi khil-khil ke rituon ko sada di hai
patton ne bhi hil-hil ke shakhon ko hawa di hai
mausam pe bahar aayi mere dil ka chaman viran
gunchon se lipatati hai masti bhari purvai
har-su hai nasha chalaka mad-mast ghata chai
phoolon ne li angadai mere dil ka chaman viran
taron-si chamakati hain barakha ke hasin bunden
dulhan-si larazati hain badali mein chipi laharen
bhanvaon ne gazal gai mere dil ka chaman viran

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Kumar Aansoo

kheton mein kam karati hui ladakiyan
jeth ke champai dhup ne
jin ka sona badan
surmai kar diya
jin ko raton mein os aur pale ka bistar mile
din ko suraj saron par jale
ye hare laun mein
sang-e-marmar ke benchon pe baithi hui
un hansi muraton se kaheen khubasurat
kaheen mukhtalif
jin ke jude mein juhi ke kaliyan sajin
jo gulab aur bele ke khushbu liye
aur rangon ke hiddat se pagal phiren
khet mein dhup chunati hui ladakiyan bhi
nai umr ke sabz dahaliz par hain magar
aaaina tak nahi dekhatin
y gulab aur dezi ke hiddat se naashna
khushbuon ke jan lams se bekhabar
phul chunati hain lekin pahanati nahi
in ke malabus mein
tez sarson ke phoolon ke bas
un ke aankhon mein roshan kapas

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Ishrat Afreen