Ghazal
Ghazal us ne chheRii mujhe saaz denaa
zaraa umr-e-raftaa ko aawaaz denaa
[Safi Lucknawi]
kuchch to paRhiye ki log kahate haiN
aaj Ghaalib Ghazal-saraa na huaa
[Mirza Ghalib]
kaise sukoon paa_ooN tujhe dekhane ke baad
ab kyaa Ghazal sunaa_ooN tujhe dekhane ke baad
[Saeed Shahidi]
baqadr-e-shauq nahiiN zarf-e-tanganaa-e-Ghazal
kuchh aur chaahiye wusat mere bayaaN ke liye
[Mirza Ghalib]
maiN chaman meN kyaa gayaa goyaa dabistaaN khul gayaa
bulbuleN sun kar mere naale Ghazal-KhwaaN ho ga_iiN
[Mirza Ghalib]
sadqe "Firaq" ejaaz-e-suKhan ke kaise uRaa_ii ye aawaaz
in GhazaloN ke parde meN to meer kii GhazaleN bole haiN
[Firaq Ghorakhpuri]
bhiigii hai raat "Faiz" Ghazal ibtidaa karo
waqt-e-sarod, dard kaa hangaam hii to hai
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]
sajaao bazm Ghazal gaao jaam taazaa karo
bahut sahii Gham-e-getii sharaab kam kyaa hai
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]
ab bhii KhizaaN kaa raaj hai lekin kahiiN kahiiN
gosh-e-rah-e-chaman meN Ghazal-KhwaaN huye to haiN
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]
ab teraa zikr bhii shaayad hii Ghazal meN aaye
aur se aur huaa dard kaa unwaaN jaanaaN
[Ahmed Faraz]
ga_ii umr dar band-e-fikr-e-Ghazal
so is fan ko aisaa baRhaa kar chale
[Meer Taqi Meer]
ham se puchho Ghazal kyaa hai Ghazal kaa fan kyaa hai
chand lafzoN meN ko_ii aah chhupaa dii jaaye
[Unknown]
karooN na yaad agar kis tarah bhulaa_ooN use
Ghazal bahaanaa karooN aur gungunaa_ooN use
[Ahmed Faraz]
Ghazal meN bandish-e-alfaaz hii nahiiN sab kuchh
jigar kaa Khoon bhii kuchh chaahiye asar ke liye
[Unknown]
bedard sunanii ho to chal kahataa hai kyaa achchhii Ghazal
aashiq teraa rusavaa teraa shaayar teraa inshaa teraa
[Ibne Insha]
Khaamushii meN hazaar Gham sahanaa
kitanaa dushvaar hai Ghazal kahanaa
[Unknown]
warnaa ab talak yooN thaa KhwaahishoN kii baarish meN
yaa to TooT kar royaa yaa Ghazal-saraa_ii kii
[Ahmed Faraz]
vo meer kii Ghazal ho ki Ghaalib kii shaayarii
naGhme tamaam saaz-e-rag-e-jaaN se aaye haiN
[Ibrahim Faiz]
ye mahakatii hu_ii Ghazal "Makhdoom"
jaise saharaa meN raat phooloN kii
[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]
"Faiz" maiN shaayar wahii hooN shaam-e-tanhaaii meN kal
dhaRakanoN ke saaz par jis kii Ghazal gaa_ii ga_ii
[(Ibrahim ?) Faiz]
"Asghar" Ghazal meN chaahiye vo mauj-e-zindagii
jo husn hai butoN meN jo mastii sharaab meN
[Asghar Gondvi]
daaGh ke sher javaanii meN bhale lagate haiN
meer kii ko_ii Ghazal gaa_o to kuchh chain paRe
[Ghanesh Bihari Tarz]
tanhaa apane aap ko jab paayiye janaab
merii Ghazal ko saath liye jaayiye janaab
[Unknown]
phooloN meN Ghazal rakhanaa ye raat kii raanii hai
is meN tere zulfoN kii ba-rabt kahaanii hai
[Bashir Badr]
ye shabanamii lehjaa hai aahistaa Ghazal paRhanaa
titallii kii kahaanii hai phooloN kii zabaanii hai
[Bashir Badr]
mere Ghazal terii vahashatoN kii Khair ki hai
bahut dinoN se bahut iztaraab aaNkhoN meN
[Iftikhar Arif]
Ghazal ne wahiiN zulfoN ke phailaa diye saaye
jin raahoN pe dekhaa hai bahut dhoop kaRii hai
[Bashir Badr]
wo maathaa ke matalaa ho ki hoNThoN ke do misare
bachapan se Ghazal hii merii mehboobaa rahii hai
[Bashir Badr]
dard siine se uThaa aaNkh se aaNsoo nikale
raat aa_ii to Ghazal kahane ke pahale nikale
[Unknown]
Ghaalib tere zamiin pe likhii to hai Ghazal
tere qad-e-suKhan ke baraabar nahiiN maiN
[Unknown]
mere jaise ban jaaoge jab ishq tumheN ho jaayegaa
tum merii GhazaleN gaaoge jab ishq tumheN ho jaayegaa
[Unknown]
kabhii to mere liye bhii TooT kar mujh se milo
ye kyaa ke merii Ghazal ko hii sarahaate rahanaa
['Saher']
gar too mushaayare meN sabaa aaj kal chale
kahiyo "Azim" se ke zaraa vo saNbhal chale
paRhane jo yaar shab ko Ghazal dar Ghazal chale
bahar-e-rajaz meN Daal ke bahar-e-ramal chale
[Mirza Rafiuddin Sauda]
Note: Actually this is part of a HIJV directed towards Mirza Azim Beg Chughtai. A hijv is a satirical poem written to abuse or condemn someone.
It is generally considered a low form of poetry and normally avoided by reputed poets.
kar ke tukbandii tarannum se Ghazal maiN ne paRhii
aur sab kahane lage "Bekal" bhii shaayar ho gayaa
[Bekal Barhanpuri]
shikaayat un se karanaa go musiibat mol lenaa hai
magar "Aajiz" Ghazal ham be-sunaaye dam nahiiN leNge
[Kaleem Aajiz]
raushan cheharaa bhiigii zulfeN kis ko dooN kis par tarjiih
ek qasiidaa dhoop pe likhooN yaa ek Ghazal barasaat ke naam
[Malikzada Manzoor]
dil dard kii bhaTTii meN ka_ii baar jale hai
tab ek Ghazal husn ke saaNche meN Dhale hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]
Ghazal kaho ke ye haal ab Ghazal ke qaabil hai
pakaa pakaa hai kalejaa dukhaa dukhaa dil hai
merii Ghazal ko merii jaan faqat Ghazal na samajh
ik aa_iinaa hai jo har dam tere muqaabil hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]
ye vazaa-e-vafaadaarii "aajiz" na badal denaa
vo zaKhm tujhe denge tum un ko Ghazal denaa
[Kaleem Aajiz]
kal kahate rahe haiN vahii kal kahate raheNge
har daur meN ham un pe Ghazal kahate raheNge
[Kaleem Aajiz]
chhuri jin ke haathoN se khaanaa paRe hai
gazal bhii unhiiN ko sunaanaa paRe hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]
aazamaana hai to aa baazoo dil kii quvvat
too bhii shamshiir uThaa ham bhii Ghazal kahate haiN
[Kaleem Aajiz]
husn ko chaaNd javaanii ko kaNval kahate haiN
un kii soorat nazar aaye to Ghazal kahate haiN
[Qateel Shifai]
jis ne bhii haNs ke baat kii ham us ke ho liye
zulfoN kii ThaNDii chhaaoN milii aur so liye
kahanaa kisii Ghazal kaa dushvaar bahut hai
goyaa jigar ke Khoon se motii piro liye
[Unknown]
Ghazal rudaad hai naakaamiyoN kii
Ghazal maharumiyoN kii daastaaN hai
Ghazal riste hue zaKhmon kaa marham
Ghazal ek chaaraa-e-dard-e-nihaaN hai
Ghazal kaa husn hii hai husn-e-aalam
Ghazal kaa noor hii noor-e-jahaaN hai
[Jagdish Bhatnagar 'Hayaat']
duniyaa banii to hamd-o-sunaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
utaraa jo noor noor-e-Khudaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
gooNjaa jo naad_brahm, banii raqs-e-mahar-o-maah
zarre jo thar-tharaaye sadaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
chamakii kahiiN jo barq to ehasaas ban ga_ii
chhaa_ii kahiiN ghaTaa to adaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
aaNdhii chalii to qahar ke saaNche meN Dhal ga_ii
baad-e-sabaa chalii to nashaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
haivaan bane to bhook banii bebasii banii
insaan bane to jazb-e-vafaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
uThaa jo dard-e-ishq to ashkoN meN Dhal ga_ii
bechainiyaaN baRhii to duaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
zaahid ne pii to jaam-e-panaah ban ke rah ga_ii
rindoN ne pii to jaam-e-baqaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
arz-e-dakkan meN jaan to dilli meN dil banii
aur shahar lakhanau meN hinaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
dohe rubaa_ii nazmeN sabhii 'Tarz' the magar
asnaaf-e-shaayarii kaa Khudaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
[Ghanesh Bihari 'Tarz']
zaraa umr-e-raftaa ko aawaaz denaa
[Safi Lucknawi]
kuchch to paRhiye ki log kahate haiN
aaj Ghaalib Ghazal-saraa na huaa
[Mirza Ghalib]
kaise sukoon paa_ooN tujhe dekhane ke baad
ab kyaa Ghazal sunaa_ooN tujhe dekhane ke baad
[Saeed Shahidi]
baqadr-e-shauq nahiiN zarf-e-tanganaa-e-Ghazal
kuchh aur chaahiye wusat mere bayaaN ke liye
[Mirza Ghalib]
maiN chaman meN kyaa gayaa goyaa dabistaaN khul gayaa
bulbuleN sun kar mere naale Ghazal-KhwaaN ho ga_iiN
[Mirza Ghalib]
sadqe "Firaq" ejaaz-e-suKhan ke kaise uRaa_ii ye aawaaz
in GhazaloN ke parde meN to meer kii GhazaleN bole haiN
[Firaq Ghorakhpuri]
bhiigii hai raat "Faiz" Ghazal ibtidaa karo
waqt-e-sarod, dard kaa hangaam hii to hai
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]
sajaao bazm Ghazal gaao jaam taazaa karo
bahut sahii Gham-e-getii sharaab kam kyaa hai
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]
ab bhii KhizaaN kaa raaj hai lekin kahiiN kahiiN
gosh-e-rah-e-chaman meN Ghazal-KhwaaN huye to haiN
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]
ab teraa zikr bhii shaayad hii Ghazal meN aaye
aur se aur huaa dard kaa unwaaN jaanaaN
[Ahmed Faraz]
ga_ii umr dar band-e-fikr-e-Ghazal
so is fan ko aisaa baRhaa kar chale
[Meer Taqi Meer]
ham se puchho Ghazal kyaa hai Ghazal kaa fan kyaa hai
chand lafzoN meN ko_ii aah chhupaa dii jaaye
[Unknown]
karooN na yaad agar kis tarah bhulaa_ooN use
Ghazal bahaanaa karooN aur gungunaa_ooN use
[Ahmed Faraz]
Ghazal meN bandish-e-alfaaz hii nahiiN sab kuchh
jigar kaa Khoon bhii kuchh chaahiye asar ke liye
[Unknown]
bedard sunanii ho to chal kahataa hai kyaa achchhii Ghazal
aashiq teraa rusavaa teraa shaayar teraa inshaa teraa
[Ibne Insha]
Khaamushii meN hazaar Gham sahanaa
kitanaa dushvaar hai Ghazal kahanaa
[Unknown]
warnaa ab talak yooN thaa KhwaahishoN kii baarish meN
yaa to TooT kar royaa yaa Ghazal-saraa_ii kii
[Ahmed Faraz]
vo meer kii Ghazal ho ki Ghaalib kii shaayarii
naGhme tamaam saaz-e-rag-e-jaaN se aaye haiN
[Ibrahim Faiz]
ye mahakatii hu_ii Ghazal "Makhdoom"
jaise saharaa meN raat phooloN kii
[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]
"Faiz" maiN shaayar wahii hooN shaam-e-tanhaaii meN kal
dhaRakanoN ke saaz par jis kii Ghazal gaa_ii ga_ii
[(Ibrahim ?) Faiz]
"Asghar" Ghazal meN chaahiye vo mauj-e-zindagii
jo husn hai butoN meN jo mastii sharaab meN
[Asghar Gondvi]
daaGh ke sher javaanii meN bhale lagate haiN
meer kii ko_ii Ghazal gaa_o to kuchh chain paRe
[Ghanesh Bihari Tarz]
tanhaa apane aap ko jab paayiye janaab
merii Ghazal ko saath liye jaayiye janaab
[Unknown]
phooloN meN Ghazal rakhanaa ye raat kii raanii hai
is meN tere zulfoN kii ba-rabt kahaanii hai
[Bashir Badr]
ye shabanamii lehjaa hai aahistaa Ghazal paRhanaa
titallii kii kahaanii hai phooloN kii zabaanii hai
[Bashir Badr]
mere Ghazal terii vahashatoN kii Khair ki hai
bahut dinoN se bahut iztaraab aaNkhoN meN
[Iftikhar Arif]
Ghazal ne wahiiN zulfoN ke phailaa diye saaye
jin raahoN pe dekhaa hai bahut dhoop kaRii hai
[Bashir Badr]
wo maathaa ke matalaa ho ki hoNThoN ke do misare
bachapan se Ghazal hii merii mehboobaa rahii hai
[Bashir Badr]
dard siine se uThaa aaNkh se aaNsoo nikale
raat aa_ii to Ghazal kahane ke pahale nikale
[Unknown]
Ghaalib tere zamiin pe likhii to hai Ghazal
tere qad-e-suKhan ke baraabar nahiiN maiN
[Unknown]
mere jaise ban jaaoge jab ishq tumheN ho jaayegaa
tum merii GhazaleN gaaoge jab ishq tumheN ho jaayegaa
[Unknown]
kabhii to mere liye bhii TooT kar mujh se milo
ye kyaa ke merii Ghazal ko hii sarahaate rahanaa
['Saher']
gar too mushaayare meN sabaa aaj kal chale
kahiyo "Azim" se ke zaraa vo saNbhal chale
paRhane jo yaar shab ko Ghazal dar Ghazal chale
bahar-e-rajaz meN Daal ke bahar-e-ramal chale
[Mirza Rafiuddin Sauda]
Note: Actually this is part of a HIJV directed towards Mirza Azim Beg Chughtai. A hijv is a satirical poem written to abuse or condemn someone.
It is generally considered a low form of poetry and normally avoided by reputed poets.
kar ke tukbandii tarannum se Ghazal maiN ne paRhii
aur sab kahane lage "Bekal" bhii shaayar ho gayaa
[Bekal Barhanpuri]
shikaayat un se karanaa go musiibat mol lenaa hai
magar "Aajiz" Ghazal ham be-sunaaye dam nahiiN leNge
[Kaleem Aajiz]
raushan cheharaa bhiigii zulfeN kis ko dooN kis par tarjiih
ek qasiidaa dhoop pe likhooN yaa ek Ghazal barasaat ke naam
[Malikzada Manzoor]
dil dard kii bhaTTii meN ka_ii baar jale hai
tab ek Ghazal husn ke saaNche meN Dhale hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]
Ghazal kaho ke ye haal ab Ghazal ke qaabil hai
pakaa pakaa hai kalejaa dukhaa dukhaa dil hai
merii Ghazal ko merii jaan faqat Ghazal na samajh
ik aa_iinaa hai jo har dam tere muqaabil hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]
ye vazaa-e-vafaadaarii "aajiz" na badal denaa
vo zaKhm tujhe denge tum un ko Ghazal denaa
[Kaleem Aajiz]
kal kahate rahe haiN vahii kal kahate raheNge
har daur meN ham un pe Ghazal kahate raheNge
[Kaleem Aajiz]
chhuri jin ke haathoN se khaanaa paRe hai
gazal bhii unhiiN ko sunaanaa paRe hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]
aazamaana hai to aa baazoo dil kii quvvat
too bhii shamshiir uThaa ham bhii Ghazal kahate haiN
[Kaleem Aajiz]
husn ko chaaNd javaanii ko kaNval kahate haiN
un kii soorat nazar aaye to Ghazal kahate haiN
[Qateel Shifai]
jis ne bhii haNs ke baat kii ham us ke ho liye
zulfoN kii ThaNDii chhaaoN milii aur so liye
kahanaa kisii Ghazal kaa dushvaar bahut hai
goyaa jigar ke Khoon se motii piro liye
[Unknown]
Ghazal rudaad hai naakaamiyoN kii
Ghazal maharumiyoN kii daastaaN hai
Ghazal riste hue zaKhmon kaa marham
Ghazal ek chaaraa-e-dard-e-nihaaN hai
Ghazal kaa husn hii hai husn-e-aalam
Ghazal kaa noor hii noor-e-jahaaN hai
[Jagdish Bhatnagar 'Hayaat']
duniyaa banii to hamd-o-sunaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
utaraa jo noor noor-e-Khudaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
gooNjaa jo naad_brahm, banii raqs-e-mahar-o-maah
zarre jo thar-tharaaye sadaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
chamakii kahiiN jo barq to ehasaas ban ga_ii
chhaa_ii kahiiN ghaTaa to adaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
aaNdhii chalii to qahar ke saaNche meN Dhal ga_ii
baad-e-sabaa chalii to nashaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
haivaan bane to bhook banii bebasii banii
insaan bane to jazb-e-vafaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
uThaa jo dard-e-ishq to ashkoN meN Dhal ga_ii
bechainiyaaN baRhii to duaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
zaahid ne pii to jaam-e-panaah ban ke rah ga_ii
rindoN ne pii to jaam-e-baqaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
arz-e-dakkan meN jaan to dilli meN dil banii
aur shahar lakhanau meN hinaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
dohe rubaa_ii nazmeN sabhii 'Tarz' the magar
asnaaf-e-shaayarii kaa Khudaa ban ga_ii Ghazal
[Ghanesh Bihari 'Tarz']