aahein aflaak mein mil jaati hain — Baqaullah 'Baqa'

"rang mein ham mas se batar ho chuke lek usi mas se ki zar ho chuke rukh ko tire shab se main tashbih duun par isi shab se ki sahar ho chuke chehra tiraa hai mah-e-nau ai sanam par vo mah-e-nau ki qamar ho chuke rashk-e-gul seb hai teraa zanakh lek vahi gul ki samar ho chuke qatra-e-naisaan hain vo dandaan 'baqaa' par vahi qatra ki guhar ho chuke"

"jo jahaan ke aaina hain dil unhon ke saada hain dil mein jaa dene ko vo har ek ke aamaada hain qatl se aashiq ke tu ne ab to khaai hai qasam aakhir ai qaatil ye baatein pesh-paa-uftaada hain kal ke din jo gird mai-khaane ke phirte the kharaab aaj masjid mein jo dekhaa saahab-e-sajjaada hain band mein mutlaq jo mujh ko khatra-e-sayyaad ho huun asir-e-daam par vazaein miri aazaada hain raah-paimaayaan-e-aqlim-e-adam se yaadgaar daaman-e-sahraa mein ab baaqi nuqush-e-jaada hain chashm-e-saaqi ke liye hain tegh-e-abru dosh par lag na chal un se 'baqaa' ye turk mast-e-baada hain"

"yaksaan lagein hain un ko to dair-o-haram baham jo pujte hain dil mein khudaa-o-sanam baham dekhaa to ek shoale se ai shaikh-o-barhaman raushan hain sham-e-dair o charaagh-e-haram baham baarik hain dahan se tire vaqt-e-khanda yaar karte hain did-e-hasti o sair-e-adam baham naaseh na ham tiri na hamaari sunegaa tu kyaa faaeda jo bahs karein do asam baham khar-mastiyon pe mohtasib aataa hai chal 'baqaa' baandhein ham is himaar ke donon qadam baham"

"sipaah-e-ishrat pe fauj-e-gham ne jo mil ke markab baham uThaae idhar to naale kaa taashaa kaDkaa udhar fughaan ne alam uThaae is ashk o lakht-e-jigar se ik hi faqat na mardum ko faaeda hai jo dur ke role adad kisi ne to laal ke bhi raqam uThaae sabab raqibon ke bazm mein ab gai vo aapas ki ham-nashini ham aan baiThe to uTh gayaa vo vo aan baiThaa to ham uTh aae tahi-kaf aae the ham adam se chale bhi yaan se to dast-e-khaali na tosha vaan se liyaa thaa zar kaa na saath yaan se diram uThaae 'baqaa' jo raahi hue adam ke to vaqfa hargiz karo na dam kaa ye raah hasti ki pur-khatar hai chalo yahaan se qadam uThaae"

"chashm-e-tar jaam dil-e-baada-kashaan hai shisha mohtasib aaj kidhar jaam kahaan hai shisha bazm-e-saaqi mein jo aavaaz nahin qulqul ki is qadar aaj ye kyuun pamba-dahaan hai shisha mohtasib sang liye haath mein aur su-e-falak dam-ba-dam chashm-e-dahan se nigaraan hai shisha paanv rakhtaa hi nahin naaz se baalaa-e-zamin kaf-ba-kaf bazm mein saaqi ki ravaan hai shisha hai taraavish mein 'baqaa' is se mai-e-naab-sukhan hai bajaa kahiye agar apnaa dahaan hai shisha"

"qazaa ne haal-e-gul jab safha-e-taqdir par likkhaa miri divaangi kaa maajraa zanjir par likkhaa zaifi se nahin pairon ke chiin peshaani-o-ru par ye khatt-e-naa-umidi hai ki ru-e-pir par likkhaa nahin tujh se hamein daava-e-khun gar shama ne qaatil ab apne khuun kaa mahzar gardan-e-gul-gir par likkhaa ye sab mazmun hai shirin kohkan ki ru-sapedi kaa jahaan tak mauj ne satron ko ju-e-shir par likkhaa 'baqaa' ke dil mein aa aaina teri qadr kyaa jaane abas hai naqsh-e-gul gar bulbul-e-tasvir par likkhaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"