go ki pichhe bahut qataar mein the — Basir Sultan Kazmi

"har-chand mere haal se vo be-khabar nahin lekin vo be-kali jo idhar hai udhar nahin aavaaz-e-raftagaan mujhe laati hai is taraf ye raasta agarche miri rahguzar nahin chamki thi ek barq si phulon ke aas-paas phir kyaa huaa chaman mein mujhe kuchh khabar nahin kuchh aur ho na ho chalo apnaa hi dil jale itnaa bhi apni aah mein lekin asar nahin aati nahin hai in se shanaasaai ki mahak ye mere apne shahr ke divaar-o-dar nahin 'baasir' jagaa diyaa hai tumhein kis ne aadhi raat is dasht mein to naam-o-nishaan-e-sahar nahin"

"kitnaa kaam kareinge ab aaraam kareinge tere diye hue dukh tere naam kareinge ahl-e-dard hi aakhir khushiyaan aam kareinge naukri chhoD ke 'baasir' apnaa kaam kareinge"

"baadal hai aur phuul khile hain sabhi taraf kahtaa hai dil ki aaj nikal jaa kisi taraf tevar bahut kharaab the sunte hain kal tire achchhaa huaa ki ham ne na dekhaa tiri taraf jab bhi mile ham un se unhon ne yahi kahaa bas aaj aane vaale the ham aap ki taraf ai dil ye dhaDkanein tiri maamul ki nahin lagtaa hai aa rahaa hai vo fitna isi taraf khush thaa ki chaar nekiyaan hain jama us ke paas nikle gunaah bisiyon ulTaa miri taraf 'baasir' adu se ham to yunhi bad-gumaan rahe thaa un kaa iltifaat kisi aur hi taraf"

"rahtaa hai itnaa paaon ke til kaa asar savaar sar par hai ghar pahunchte hi aglaa safar savaar main chikhtaa rahaa ki nahin khat ye mere naam lekin havaa ke ghoDe pe thaa naama-bar savaar miltaa nahin hai dasht-navardi mein ab vo lutf rahne lagaa hai zehn pe ghar is qadar savaar kis chiiz ki na-jaane zarurat kahaan paDe kar luun na apne saath savaari mein ghar savaar raakib ko ek baar giraa de jo rakhsh-e-umr mumkin nahin vo is pe ho baar-e-digar savaar ye ishq kaa nasha to utartaa nahin kabhi 'baasir' yunhi rahegaa ye aasaab par savaar"

"qaraar paate hain aakhir ham apni apni jagah ziyaada rah nahin saktaa koi kisi ki jagah banaani paDti hai har shakhs ko jagah apni mile agarche ba-zaahir bani-banaai jagah hain apni apni jagah mutmain jahaan sab log tasavvuraat mein mere hai ek aisi jagah gilaa bhi tujh se bahut hai magar mohabbat bhi vo baat apni jagah hai ye baat apni jagah kiye hue hai faraamosh tu jise 'baasir' vahi hai asl mein teraa maqaam teri jagah"

"kitni hi be-zarar sahi teri kharaabiyaan 'baasir' kharaabiyaan to hain phir bhi kharaabiyaan haalat jagah badalne se badli nahin miri hoti hain har jagah ki kuchh apni kharaabiyaan tu chaahtaa hai apni nai khubiyon ki daad mujh ko aziiz teri puraani kharaabiyaan junhi taalluqaat kisi se hue kharaab saare jahaan ki us mein mileingi kharaabiyaan sarkaar kaa hai apnaa hi meaar-e-intikhaab yaaro kahaan ki khubiyaan kaisi kharaabiyaan aadam khataa kaa putlaa hai gar maan lein ye baat nikleingi is kharaabi se kitni kharaabiyaan un hastiyon ki raah pe dekheinge chal ke ham jin mein na thiin kisi bhi tarah ki kharaabiyaan boeinge apne baagh mein sab khubiyon ke biij jaD se ukhaaD pheinkeinge saari kharaabiyaan 'baasir' kei shakhsiyat bhi ajab hai ki is mein hain kuchh khubiyaan kharaab kuchh achchhi kharaabiyaan"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"