Dil se shauqerukheniko na gayajhankana takana kabhu na gayahar qadam par thi us ke manzil leksar se saudaejustaju na gayasab gaye hoshosabrotabotavanlekin ae daag dil se tu na gayahum khuda ke kabhi qayal to na theun ko dekha to khuda yaad aa gayadil mein kitne masaude the waleek pesh us ke rubaru na gayasubah gardan hi ‘meer’ hum to rahedastekotah ta sabu na gaya Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Meer Taqi Mee

jee dhundhata hai ghar koi donon jahan se duris aapaki zamin se alag, aasman se durshayad main darakhurenigahegarm bhi nahibijli tadap rahi hai mere aashiyan se duraankhen churake aapane afasana kar diyajo hal tha zaban se qarib aur bayan se durta arzeshauq mein na rahe bandagi ke lagik sajda chahata hun teri aastan se durhai mana raheishq mein dairoharam ka hoshyani kahan se pas hai manzil, kahan se durPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Fani Badayuni

mar hi dal mujhe chasmeada se pahaleapni manzil ko pahunch jaun qaza se pahaleik nazar dekh lun aa jao qaza se pahaletum se milane ke tamanna hai khuda se pahalehashr ke roz main puchunga khuda se pahaletu ne roka nahi q mujhko khata se pahaleae meri maut thahar unko zara aane dezeher ka jam na de mujhko dawa se pahalehath pahunche bhi na the zulf dota tak “momin”hathakadi dal di zalim ne khata se pahalePoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Momin Khan Momin

Yaad karana har ghadi us yar kahai vazifa mujh dilebimar kaaarazuechashmaekausar nahitishnalab hun sharbatedidar kaaakabat kya hovega malum nahidil hua hai mubtila dildar kakya kahe tarif dil hai benazirharf harf us makhzaneisrar kagar hua hai talibeazadagiband mat ho subbaozunnar kamasnadegul manzileshabanam huidekh rutba didaebedar kaae “wali” ho na srijan par nisarmudda’a hai chashmegauhar bar kaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Wali Mohammed Wali

Puchate ho to suno kaise basar hoti hairaat khairat ke sadqe ke sahar hoti haisans bharne ko to jina nahi kahate ya rabdil hi dukhata hai na ab aasteen tar hoti haijaise jagi hui aankhon mein chubhen kanch ke khwabraat is tarah divanon ke basar hoti haigham hi dushman hai mera gham hi ko dil dhundhata haiek lamhe ke judai bhi agar hoti haiek markaz ke talash ek bhatakati khushbukabhi manzil kabhi tamhidesafar hoti haiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Meena Kumari ‘Naaz

Khatmeshoretufan tha dur thi siyahi bhidam ke dam mein afasana thi meri tabahi bhiiltafat samajhun ya berukhi kahun is koreh gai khalish ban kar usaki kamanigahi bhiyaad kar wo din jis din teri sakhtgiri parashk bhar ke uthi thi meri begunahi bhishama bhi ujala bhi main hi apni mahafil kamain hi apni manzil ka rahabar bhi rahi bhigumbadon se palati hai apni hi sada “majrooh”masjidon mein ke jake main ne dadakhvahi bhiPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Majrooh Sultanpuri

Ye aishotarab ke matavale bekar ke baten karte hainpayal ke gamon ka ilm nahi jhankar ke baten karte hainnahak hai havas ke bandon ko nazzaraefitarat ka dawaaankhon mein nahi hai betabi didar ke baten karte hainkahate hain unhin ko dushmanedil naam unhin ka naseh bhiwo log jo reh kar sahil par majhadhar ke baten karte hainpahunche hain jo apni manzil par un ko to nahi kuch nazesafarchalne ka jinhen maqadur nahi raftar ke baten karte hainPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Shakeel Badayuni

Yun chup rahana thik nahi koi mithi baat karomor chakor papiha koyal sab ko mat karosavan to man bagiya se bin barase bit gayaras mein dube nagme ke ab tum barsat karohijr ke ik lambi manzil ko janevala hunapni yadon ke kuch saye mere sath karomain kiranon ke kaliyan chunakar sej bana lungatum mukhade ka chand jalao raushan raat karopyar buri shay nahi hai lekin phir bhi yar “qateel”galigali taqasim na tum apne jazabat karo Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Qateel Shifai

Sakhtiyan karta hun dil par gair se gafil hun mainhay kya achi kahi zalim hun main jahil hun main** gafil also means negligent/careless as used in the next sher**hai meri zillat hi kuch meri sharafat ke daliljis ke gafalat ko malak rote hain wo gafil hun mainbazmehasti apni aaraish pe tu nazan na hotu to ik tasvir hai mahafil ke aur mahafil hun maindhundhata phirta hun ae “iqbal” apne aap koaap hi goya musafir aap hi manzil hun mainPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Sir Mohammed Iqbal

Karun na yaad agar kis tarah bhulaun usegazal bahana karun aur gungunaun usewo kharkhar hai shakhegulab ke manindmain zakhmzakhm hun phir bhi gale lagaun useye log tazakare karte hain apne logon semain kaise baat karun aur kahan se laun usemagar wo zudfaramosh zud ranj bhi haike ruth jaye agar yaad kuch dilaun usewohi jo daulatedil hai wohi jo rahatejantumhari baat pe ae nasiho ganvaun usejo hamsafar saremanzil bichad raha hai ‘faraz’ajab nahi ki agar yaad bhi na aaun usePoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ahmed Faraz

Kathin hai rahguzar thodi dur sath chalobahut bada hai safar thodi dur sath chalotamam umr kahan koi sath deta haimain janata hun magar thodi dur sath chalonashe mein choor hun main bhi tumhen bhi hosh nahibada maza ho agar thodi dur sath chaloye ek shab ke mulaqat bhi ganimat haikise hai kal ke khabar thodi dur sath chaloabhi to jag rahe hain chirag rahon keabhi hai dur sahar thodi dur sath chalotavafemanzilejanan hamen bhi karana hai‘faraz’ tum bhi agar thodi dur sath chaloPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Ahmed Faraz

Lau de uthe wo harfetalab soch rahe hainkya likhiye saredamaneshab soch rahe hainkya janiye manzil hai kahan jate hain kis simtbhataki hui is bheed mein sab soch rahe hainbhigi hui ek sham ke dahaliz pe baithehum dil ke dhadakane ka sabab soch rahe haintute huye patton se darakhton ka ta’alluqhum dur khade kunjetarab soch rahe hainis lahar ke piche bhi ravan hain nai laharenpahale nahi socha tha jo ab soch rahe hainhum ubhare bhi dube bhi siyahi ke bhanvar meinhum soye nahi shabhamashab soch rahe hain Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Shakeb Jalali

Butanemahavash ujadi hui manzil mein rahate hainke jis ke jan jati hai usi ke dil mein rahate hainhazaron hasaraten wo hain ki roke se nahi rukatinbahot arman aise hain ki dil ke dil mein rahate hainkhuda rakkhe muhabbat ke liye aabad donon gharmain un ke dil mein rahata hun wo mere dil mein rahate hainzamin par panv nakhvat se nahi rakhate paripaikarye goya is makan ke dusari manzil mein rahate hainkoi namonishan puche to ae qasid bata denatakhallus “dag” hai aur aashiqon ke dil mein rahate hain Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : DaaG Dehlvi

jis sar ko garur aj hai yan tajavari kakal us pe yahin shor hai phir nauhagari kaaafaq ke manzil se gaya kon salamatasabab luta reh mein yan har safari kazindan mein bhi shorish na gai apne junun keab sang madava hai is aashuftasari kahar zakhmejigar davaremahashar se hamarainsaf talab hai teri bedadagari kais rang se jhamake hai palak par ke kahe tutukara hai mera ashk aqiqejigari kale sans bhi nazuk ke aahista hai bahut kamaafaq ke is karagaheshishagari katuk mirejigarsokhta ke jald khabar lekya yar bharosa hai chiragesahari kaPoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Meer Taqi Mee

Wo sab mein hum ko baredigar dekhte rahehum un ka intakhabenazar dekhte rahedaman bachake ashkon se wo to nikal gayehum der tak zamin par guhar dekhte rahehum beniyaz baithe huye un ke bazm meinauron ke bandagi ka asar dekhte raheaayi sahar to aur bada bijaliyon ka zorshab bhar hum intezaresahar dekhte rahesholon ke zad par sabhi the, kis ko pukaratehar simt khirmanon mein sharar dekhte rahekyonkar sanbhalate hamen wo nakhuda jo khudsahil ke aafiyat se bhanvar dekhte rahemanzil ke dhun mein aabalapa chal khade huyeaur shahsavar gardesafar dekhte rahePoet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Hashim Raza