pi rahaa huun ki haqiqat ye faraamosh nahin — 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"

"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"

"har taraf soz kaa andaaz judaagaana hai mutmain shama hai yaa raqs mein parvaana hai bartar-az-vahm-o-tasavvur miraa mai-khaana hai zindagi kyaa hai miri laghzish-e-mastaana hai vo jo ik shauq-e-junun-saaz kaa afsaana hai aankh shaayad kahe dil to abhi divaana hai hosh aayaa na kabhi main ne junun ko samjhaa daavar-e-hashr yahin tak miraa afsaana hai ab nigah un ki nigaahon se mile yaa na mile khud hi pahunchegaa jo taqdir kaa paimaana hai aap sun lein to kuchh aa jaae asar bhi shaayad yuun to har tarah mukammal miraa afsaana hai husn ik phuul sahi naazuk-o-rangin lekin ishq se duur hai jab tak gul-e-viraana hai kasrat-e-fahm ne itnaa bhi samajhne na diyaa main huun afsaana ki duniyaa miraa afsaana hai ai khushaa taala-e-bedaar-e-mohabbat 'baasit' aaj un ki bhi nazar mein miraa afsaana hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"