dil par jami paDi hai kai dilbaron ki khaak — 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"

"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"

"dil ko nahin hai 'ilm ki dhaDkan kidhar gai aise guzar rahi hai ki jaise guzar gai dikhtaa nahin jo chaahe faqat us ko dekhnaa dikhtaa hai jo kab us ki taraf hai nazar gai ab janvari ki dhuup bhi lagti hai june si sar se tire khayaal ki chaadar utar gai vo khvaahish-e-visaal thi yaa khushk ret thi jitnaa sameTaa us ko vo utnaa bikhar gai laalach faqat gunaah hai jannat kaa chaahe ho ye baat sun ke khvaahishon ki huur mar gai"

"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"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"