mire dil-gulsitaan ko kis liye aabaad karnaa thaa — Basheer Dada

"khvaab thaa armaan thaa kyaa kuchh tiri palkon pe thaa vo hamaaraa zikr jo kal tak tire honTon pe thaa vo musaafir paa-ba-jaulaan jaane kyuun lab-doz the ek jaisaa dard-e-afsaana sabhi chehron pe thaa khush-nasibon ko pahaaDon se khazaane mil gae mujh ko vo bhi mil na paayaa jo mire honTon pe thaa marhabaa teraa hunar to bhuul bhi kaise saki vo zamaana jab hamaaraa haq tiri saanson pe thaa khud-bakhud raaz-e-mohabbat munkashif kartaa rahaa vo gulaabi aks jo raqsaan tire gaalon pe thaa"

"mire naalon se jalte hain miri aahon se jalte hain mire dil ke nihaan-khaane mire haathon se jalte hain haqiqat mein masarrat ki bahaarein jin ko haasil hain vahi aksar mire jhaDte hue khvaabon se jalte hain miraa un se lipaT jaanaa vo ik lahza tasavvur thaa harif-e-dil usi dam se miri baanhon se jalte hain shab-e-gham se miri rukti ukhaDti saans chalti hai mire sab maut ke pyaase miri raaton se jalte hain vo aakhir kesari malbus mein uryaan nikal aae vo khul ke ab hamaare zaafaraan-zaaron se jalte hain vo khushbu naam jab se kar liyaa vird-e-zabaan main ne tabhi se itr ke taajir miri saanson se jalte hain"

"tire baad is jahaan mein koi dusraa nahin thaa are be-misaal tujh saa koi bevafaa nahin thaa miraa Dubtaa safina kahun kaise paar utraa mire saath ik khudaa thaa koi naa-khudaa nahin thaa tire ishq ke talaatum ne Dubo diyaa hai varna to ai mauj-e-reg main bhi koi bulbulaa nahin thaa to ThiThurti sardiyon mein kabhi aag lene aati main jigar jalaae rakhtaa koi dil-jalaa nahin thaa vo misaal-e-khvaab-e-manzar na lage palak palak se koi khvaab phir na jaage mujhe ye pataa nahin thaa tire is mariz-e-dil tak tu kabhi pahunch na paai tu ye baat so chhupaae main kahin chhupaa nahin thaa main tamaam hosh kho kar tire dar pe jaan se jaataa tire ghar ke raaston mein kahin mai-kada nahin thaa"

"be-basar aafaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe sar-phire haalaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe jo mire dushman ko samjhaa kar gai kam-zarf hai yaani kis kis baat se taklif hoti hai mujhe aaj bairun-e-qafas sayyaad ki parvaa nahin aap apni zaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe jashn kar meri tabaahi par koi shikva nahin bas tiri auqaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe ham-nashini se tiri har shab bahut shirin thi juz tire ab raat se taklif hoti hai mujhe zulm kaa aadi huun zanjiri miri pahchaan hai khud lagaai ghaat se taklif hoti hai mujhe"

"pyaar ke khaTTe-miThe naame vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun har shab ko jaane-anjaane vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun aaj bhi furqat ke lamhon mein mere naam ke harf-e-adaavat TeDhe-meDhe tirchhe aaDe vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun main naazuk ehsaas likhun to bojh tale vo dab jaati hai lafz javaaban patthar baandhe vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun roz baqaa-e-baaham ki tajviz pe ham ghul-mil jaate hain baiTh ke aksar maut kinaare vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun meri ThanDi aah pe vo har tarah samaaat rok chuki hai lekin apne man ki baatein vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun jab us ki tausif likhun to khushbu se khushbu likhtaa huun badle mein naa-zebaa taane vo likhti hai main paDhtaa huun"

"safar mein raasta jo pur-khatar milaa thaa mujhe bahut hi khuub thaa kyuun raahbar milaa thaa mujhe jahaan mein jab koi jins-e-garaan-shanaas na thaa to itnaa besh-bahaa kyuun guhar milaa thaa mujhe phir us ke baad miraa sar rahaa na shaanon par dayaar-e-ishq mein vo sang-e-dar milaa thaa mujhe main taa-hayaat farishton ke par kutar letaa jigar kaa dard magar mukhtasar milaa thaa mujhe chaman mein yaar-e-sharar-baar ki khudaai mein shajar milaa thaa na koi samar milaa thaa mujhe jo chaahtaa use main bhi tabaah kar detaa usi ke qurb mein aisaa hunar milaa thaa mujhe sunaa thaa sura-e-ikhlaas main ne aazar se sanam-kade mein khudaa kaa hi ghar milaa thaa mujhe hai moajiza ki vo sidra maqaam tak pahunchaa jo ek taair-e-be-baal-o-par milaa thaa mujhe ye meri aabla-paai mujhe mubaarak ho vo din yahi thaa ki izn-e-safar milaa thaa mujhe kabhi 'bashir' ko main ne junun mein dekhaa thaa ajiib saahab-e-fahm-o-nazar milaa thaa mujhe"

"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"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"