Poetry Guru

Zia Jalandhari
soz-e-dil bhii nahii.n sukuu.N bhii nahii.n
zindagaanii vabaal yuu.N bhii hai

terii Khvaahish aur is qadar Khvaahish
vajah-e-haasil sahii junuu.N bhii hai

Khush bhii hai iltafaat-e-dost se dil
Gairat-e-ishq sar niguu.N bhii hai

jal ke bujh bhii ga_ii ‘Zia’ aksar
aag siine me.n jyo.n kii tyo.n bhii hai

Zia Jalandhari
kyaa sarokaar ab kisii se mujhe
vastaa thaa to thaa tujhii se mujhe

behisii kaa bhii ab nahii.n ehasaas
kyaa huaa terii beruKhii se mujhe

maut kii aarazuu bhii kar dekhuu.N
kyaa ummiide.n thii zindagii se mujhe

phir kisii par na aitabaar aaye
yuu.N utaaro na apane jii se mujhe

tera Gam bhii na ho to kyaa jiinaa
kuchh [...]

har tarannum me.n milii hai terii aavaaz mujhe
ek hii naGmaa sunaataa hai har ek saaz mujhe

ishq kaa bhii ko_ii anjaam huaa karataa hai
ishq me.n yaad hai aaGaaz hii aaGaaz mujhe

jaise viiraane se Takaraa ke palaTatii hai sadaa
dil ke har goshe se aa_ii terii aavaaz mujhe

jo kisii ko bhii na chaahe use chaahanaa
umr [...]

Zia Jalandhari
dil me.n jo kuchh hai abhii us kii paziiraa_ii nahii.n
hamaa Khushbuu huu.N par khilane kii gha.Dii aa_ii nahii.n

ankahii baat ke sau ruup kahii baat kaa ek
kabhii sun vo bhii jo minnat-e-kash-e-goyaa_ii nahii.n

merii nazaro.n me.n hai khilate hue phuulo.n kii tarah
vo namii jo abhii shaaKho.n me.n bhii laharaa_ii nahii.n

kyaa manaazir the ki jo dekhatii aa.Nkho.n [...]

Zia Jalandhari
ab ye aa.Nkhe.n kisii taskiin se taabindaa nahii.n
mai.n ne raftaa se ye jaanaa hai ke aa_indaa nahii.n

dil ye viraa.N dam-e-iisaa hai gaye vaqt kii yaad
kaun saa aalam kaa ye raftaa hai ke zindaa nahii.n

tuu bhii chaahe to na aayegii vo biitii hu_ii raat
hai vahii chaa.Nd magar vaisaa daraKhshandaa nahii.n

kabhii Gunche ko [...]