The record for writing the smallest ghazal with 18 lines and 18 words was achieved by Ashok Gulshan (born on June 25, 1963) of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, wherein the ghazal is a part of his book titled Khwaab Ke Saaye ISBN 978-93-86143-41-9 on page 52, published by Meenakshi Prakashan on December 24, 2017, as confirmed on January 16, 2019.