dil ko nahin hai 'ilm ki dhaDkan kidhar gai — Basharat Gill

"agar jaanaa zaruri thaa to chupke se chale jaate ki ik khush-fahmi si rahti sahaare jis ke ji paate abhi bhi vaqt lagtaa hai abhi bhi fan nahin kaamil agarche 'umr guzri hai hamein is dil ko bahlaate raho apne hi ghar mein tum paraae fard ke maanind sitam dekho taqaaza hai raho is par bhi itraate samaa'at ne Duboyaa hai gulon ki siskiyaan sun kar na kaanon tak sadaa aati na aansu aankh tak aate ye ‘ahd-e-kam-nigaahi hai yahaan shikva nahin kaafi kahaan shikve shikaayat hain kisi patthar ko kumhlaate"

"dil par jami paDi hai kai dilbaron ki khaak har samt uD rahi hai gae mausamon ki khaak ham ko bhi hissa dijiye ham bhi hain hissa-daar sar mein hamaare Daaliye ujDe gharon ki khaak rasta bhi dhuul ho gayaa manzil bhi ik ghubaar aapas mein baanT lijiye ab rahbaron ki khaak dariyaa ke paas hote koi tishna-lab mire uDti hai phir vahaan pe sadaa paaniyon ki khaak saston ke haath aa gai saste mein bech di varna to jaan se mahngi thi mere baDon ki khaak"

"hosh jab jaae to pyaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain phire dariyaa ko kinaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain jab muridi hi kisi raat ki kar li jaae aise mein din ke ishaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain aap ke saath to ham dekh liyaa karte the ab hamein chaand sitaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain kandhe phir chaar hon chhe aaTh ki das baarah hon mar gae hon to sahaare bhi kahaan dikhte hain jo kabhi dard ko bhi dekh liyaa karte the ab unhein dard ke maare bhi kahaan dikhte hain"

"baat kab tak zabaan mein Thahre kaun giile makaan mein Thahre ham bhalaa kaise paar lag jaate aap the darmiyaan mein Thahre jab mileinge bataaeinge maalik kaise tere jahaan mein Thahre naav kaa chalnaa tab hi mumkin hai jab havaa baadbaan mein Thahre ham ko maa'lum thaa natija par 'umr-bhar imtihaan mein Thahre"

"tire khayaal se duniyaa taraash saktaa huun magar kahaan koi tujh saa taraash saktaa huun ye mo'jiza bhi mohabbat ne de rakhaa hai mujhe ki pyaas joDun to dariyaa taraash saktaa huun mire vujud mein maujud hain mire apne khulun to puuraa qabila taraash saktaa huun jo e'tibaar nahin hai to aazmaa mujh ko akele-pan se main mela taraash saktaa huun iraada kar to sahi mere paas aane kaa rukaavaTon se bhi rasta taraash saktaa huun"

"ye zulm-o-jabr ke mausam mein ho banjar nahin jaati nazar-andaaz hone se sadaaqat mar nahin jaati nigah vaise to puure shahr ki nigraan Thahri hai magar apne garebaan ki taraf aksar nahin jaati kabhi mat bhuul karnaa dil kahin par bhuul aane ki paDe ik baar jo 'aadat vo jivan-bhar nahin jaati na jaane mere siine mein ye kaisaa khauf paltaa hai jo baahar saans aa jaae vo phir andar nahin jaati hamesha se hi tanhaai hamaare saath phirti hai hai shaayad ye bhi be-ghar tab hi apne ghar nahin jaati"

"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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"