jin dinon gham ziyaada hotaa hai — 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"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"