ishq-e-sitam-parast kyaa husn-e-sitam-shi'aar kyaa — Basit Bhopali

"hayaat-o-maut kaa ik silsilaa hai mohabbat intihaa tak ibtidaa hai main kyaa jaanun ki baab-e-tauba kyaa hai abhi to mai-kade kaa dar khulaa hai zaraa phir dil pe nazrein Daal diije charaagh-e-aarzu khaamosh saa hai ataa kar di tumhaari aarzu ne vo ik duniyaa jo duniyaa se judaa hai hasin hon laakh duniyaa ke manaazir vo kyaa dekhe jo tum ko dekhtaa hai nazar ke saath nazzaara bhi gum hai dil-e-muztar ye kis kaa saamnaa hai mire dil ko na rakh be-rang saaqi ki har saaghar gulaabi ho rahaa hai na dozakh hai na jannat hai to 'baasit' mire aamaal-e-gham kaa kyaa silaa hai"

"pi rahaa huun ki haqiqat ye faraamosh nahin ahl-e-dil ke liye ik haadisa hai hosh nahin nigah-o-dil se mire bach ke samaa jaa mujh mein main khud aaghosh huun meraa koi aaghosh nahin na haTaa saaghar-e-gul-rang labon se mere tujh ko to hosh hai saaqi jo mujhe hosh nahin sach to ye hai nigah-e-naaz tire sar ki qasam miT ke bhi dil tire ehsaan se subuk-dosh nahin aaj samjhaa tiri mastaana nigaahon ke nisaar hosh kahte hain jise asl mein vo hosh nahin mere aaghosh-e-mohabbat mein na aane vaale kyaa hai duniyaa agar aaghosh hi aaghosh nahin kab nahin dil mein mire kashmakash-e-vasl-o-firaaq kab vo aaghosh mein begaana-e-aaghosh nahin vo bhi chaahein to judaa ho nahin sakte 'baasit' dil miraa dil hai kisi aur kaa aaghosh nahin"

"muddaaa koi apnaa na paayaa jab duaa ke liye haath uThaayaa us mein apnaa hi sab aks paayaa un ke chehre pe jo rang aaya be-khudi par miri hansne vaalo lo sambhaalo mujhe hosh aaya vo zamin sajda-gaah-e-vafaa hai paD gayaa hai jahaan apnaa saayaa ham ne khaayaa fareb-e-mohabbat chain kho kar hamein chain aaya raahzan hi vo niklaa bil-aakhir rahnumaa jis ko apnaa banaayaa tu ne uqbaa ko firdaus bakhshi ham ne duniyaa ko jannat banaayaa yaad un ki baDhaai shab-e-gham aag ko aag hi se bujhaayaa band aankhon ke the sab karishme aankh kholi to kuchh bhi na paayaa vo bhi hairaan ham bhi pareshaan ishq 'baasit' kise raas aaya"

"nahin ye jalva-haa-e-raaz-e-irfaan dekhne vaale tumhein kab dekhte hain kufr-o-imaan dekhne vaale khudaa rakkhe tire gham kaa bahut naazuk zamaana hai sahar dekhein na dekhein shaam-e-hijraan dekhne vaale ye kis ne laa ke rakh di saamne tasvir mahshar ki abhi chaunke hi the khvaab-e-pareshaan dekhne vaale kahaan tak aaina-daar-e-tajalliyaat-e-khud-bini ye parda bhi ulaT de o dil-o-jaan dekhne vaale ye divaane sujud-e-shauq ki 'azmat ko kyaa jaanein mujhe kyaa paaein farq-e-kufr-o-imaan dekhne vaale kabhi girdaab se bhi khel maujon se bhi Takraa jaa are saahil pe rah kar josh-e-tufaan dekhne vaale tire qurbaan 'baasit' aur 'baasit' ki har ik duniyaa bahaar-e-vahshat-e-aashufta-haalaan dekhne vaale"

"na furqat ne luuTaa na aahon ne maaraa mohabbat bhare ishtibaahon ne maaraa mire dil ko un ki nigaahon ne maaraa inhin do mohabbat-panaahon ne maaraa mohabbat ki in sair-gaahon ne maaraa tiri multafit si nigaahon ne maaraa tumhaari nigaahon ki be-shak khataa kyaa mujhe khud hi meri nigaahon ne maaraa pareshaan pareshaan vo maasum nazrein gham-e-ishq ke daad-khvaahon ne maaraa duhaai hai ai manzil-e-husn-e-jaanaan mohabbat ki sunsaan raahon ne maaraa na dekho mohabbat se aaina dekho ki aisi hi mujh ko nigaahon ne maaraa vo kyaa qadr-o-qimat tire gham ki jaanein jinhein ziist ki aam raahon ne maaraa miri ehtiyaat-e-junun haae 'baasit' na manzil ne luuTaa na raahon ne maaraa"

"mohabbat ki intihaa chaahtaa huun unhein haasil-e-ibtidaa chaahtaa huun use barmalaa dekhnaa chaahtaa huun adab ai mohabbat ye kyaa chaahtaa huun gham-e-ishq kaa silsilaa chaahtaa huun main tujh tak tiraa vaastaa chaahtaa huun karam-haa-e-naa-mustaqil kaa gila kyaa sitam-haa-e-be-intihaa chaahtaa huun vo ghabraa ke jis par nazar Daal hi dein main vo qalb-e-shorish-adaa chaahtaa huun karam kijiye to karam kaa huun taalib sazaa dijiye to sazaa chaahtaa huun tiri yaad achchhi tarah zikr pyaaraa magar main tujhe dekhnaa chaahtaa huun tire ishq hi se bani meri hasti tire ishq hi mein miTaa chaahtaa huun jo taaza kare qissa-e-tur 'baasit' main aisaa hi ik vaaqia chaahtaa huun"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"