Soz-e-dil bhi nahi sukun bhi nahi
zindagani vabal yun bhi hai
teri khvahish aur is qadar khvahish
vajah-e-hasil sahi junun bhi hai
khush bhi hai iltafat-e-dost se dil
gairat-e-ishq sar nigun bhi hai
jal ke bujh bhi gai ‘zia’ aksar
aag sine mein jyon ke tyon bhi hai
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Zia Jalandhari
kya sarokar ab kisi se mujhe
vasta tha to tha tujhi se mujhe
behisi ka bhi ab nahi ehasas
kya hua teri berukhi se mujhe
maut ke aarzoo bhi kar dekhun
kya ummiden thi zindagi se mujhe
phir kisi par na aitabar aaye
yun utaro na apne jee se mujhe
tera gham bhi na ho to kya jina
kuch tasalli hai dard hi se mujhe
kar gaye kis qadar tabah ‘zia’
dushman, andaz-e-dosti se mujhe
Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Zia Jalandhari
Dil mein jo kuch hai abhi us ke pazirai nahi
hama khushbu hun par khilane ke ghadi aayi nahi
ankahi baat ke sau rup kahi baat ka ek
kabhi sun wo bhi jo minnat-e-kash-e-goyai nahi
meri nazron mein hai khilate hue phoolon ke tarah
wo nami jo abhi shakhon mein bhi laharai nahi
kya manazir the ki jo dekhati aankhon ko dekhe
khwab bunata hun ki aasuda-e-binai nahi
sabhi dana sabhi sar dal ke chup baithe rahe
ki yahan koi bhi shaista-e-rusvai nahi
dil bujha ho to gul-e-nagma bhi nashtar hai ‘zia’
shiddat-e-gam ka ilaj anjuman-e-arai nahi
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Zia Jalandhari