ab dilon ke 'alaava paDhnaa kyaa — Bashir Badr

"hamaaraa dil savere kaa sunahraa jaam ho jaae charaaghon ki tarah aankhein jalein jab shaam ho jaae kabhi to aasmaan se chaand utre jaam ho jaae tumhaare naam ki ik khub-surat shaam ho jaae ajab haalaat the yuun dil kaa saudaa ho gayaa aakhir mohabbat ki haveli jis tarah nilaam ho jaae samundar ke safar mein is tarah aavaaz de ham ko havaaein tez hon aur kashtiyon mein shaam ho jaae mujhe maalum hai us kaa Thikaanaa phir kahaan hogaa parinda aasmaan chhune mein jab naakaam ho jaae ujaale apni yaadon ke hamaare saath rahne do na jaane kis gali mein zindagi ki shaam ho jaae"

"resham ki chaadar oDhi pagDi baandhi daaman mein darvaaze ki miTTi baandhi rail ki paTri par meri shohrat rakh di bus ke pahiyon se rozi-roTi baandhi palkon se jhilmil jhilmil saavan barsaa mausam ne baadal jaisi saari baandhi is tulsi se un kaa rishta thaa koi aanchal mein us ne sukhi patti baandhi pahle se kuchh saaf nazar aai duniyaa jab se ham ne aankhon par paTTi baandhi"

"faqir aaina hai parda-e-khayaal nahin mire badan pe kisi maslahat ki shaal nahin ye log jiite hain khush-fahmiyon ki qabron mein vatan-parasti ki is se baDi misaal nahin zamin maan bhi hai mahbub bhi hai beTi bhi zamin chhoD ke jaaun koi savaal nahin kahaaniyon kaa muqaddar vahi adhuraa-pan kahin firaaq nahin hai kahin visaal nahin bahut udaas rahi zindagi tumhaare baad khayaal thaa ki tumhein bhulnaa muhaal nahin"

"suraj chandaa jaisi joDi ham donon din kaa raaja raat ki raani ham donon jagmag jagmag duniyaa kaa mela jhuTaa sachchaa sonaa sachchi chaandi ham donon ik duuje se mil kar puure hote hain aadhi aadhi ek kahaani ham donon ghar-ghar dukh-sukh kaa ik dipak jale bujhe har dipak mein tel aur baati ham donon duniyaa ki ye maayaa kankar patthar hai aansu shabnam hiiraa moti ham donon chaaron or samandar baDhti chintaa hai lahar lahar lahraati kashti ham donon parbat-parbat baadal-baadal kiran-kiran ujle par vaale do panchhi ham donon main dahliz kaa dipak huun aa tez havaa raat guzaarein apni apni ham donon"

"chaand haath mein bhar kar jugnuon ke sar kaaTo aur aag par rakh do momi shamon ki raanein jab blade se khul jaaein chaaquon ke sar rakh do main bhi ik shajar hi huun jis pe aaj tak shaayad phuul phal nahin aae tum miri hatheli par ek raat chupke se barf ke samar rakh do dhuup kaa haraa bajraa aag ke samandar mein chal paDaa hamein lene narm-o-garm honTon se band hoti palkon par titliyon ke par rakh do chaahe koi mausam ho din gai bahaaron ke phir se lauT aaeinge ek phuul ki patti apne honT par rakh kar mere honT par rakh do meraa tan darakhton mein is liye jhulastaa hai sakht dhuup sahtaa hai kyaa ajab tum aa niklo aur mere kaandhon par thak ke apnaa sar rakh do roz taar kaTne se raat ke samandar mein shahr Duub jaataa hai is liye zaruri hai ik diyaa jalaa kar tum dil ke taaq par rakh do"

"dusron ko hamaari sazaaein na de chaandni raat ko bad-duaaein na de phuul se 'aashiqi kaa hunar siikh le titliyaan khud rukeingi sadaaein na de sab gunaahon kaa iqraar karne lagein is qadar khub-surat sazaaein na de main darakhton ki saf kaa bhikaari nahin bevafaa mausamon ki qabaaein na de motiyon ko chhupaa sipiyon ki tarah be-vafaaon ko apni vafaaein na de main bikhar jaaungaa aansuon ki tarah is qadar pyaar se bad-duaaein na de"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"bahut khajil hain ki ham raaegaan bhi zinda rahe jahaan pe tu bhi nahin thaa vahaan bhi zinda rahe ajiib shart hai is be-yaqin mizaaj ki bhi ki tu bhi paas ho teraa gumaan bhi zinda rahe tujhe pe zid hai magar is tarah nahin hotaa ki tu bhi zinda rahe daastaan bhi zinda rahe vo kaun log the jin kaa vajud jism se thaa ye kaun hain jo pas-e-jism-o-jaan bhi zinda rahe jo ye na ho to sukhan kaa koi javaaz nahin zamir zinda rahe to zabaan bhi zinda rahe ye kaaenaat faqat manfaat kaa naam nahin koi yahaan pe baraae ziyaan bhi zinda rahe adam mein jo bhi nahin thaa vo sab vajud mein thaa ye ham hi the jo kahin darmiyaan bhi zinda rahe"