qaabu nahin havaas pe bas mein nazar nahin — Basit Ujjaini

"kabhi marhalaat-e-hayaat mein koi ham-navaa hi nahin milaa ab is ittifaaq ko kyaa kahun mujhe aasraa nahin milaa jo tire qadam kaa javaab ho jo tire jamaal kaa aks ho mujhe aisaa manzil-e-shauq mein koi naqsh-e-paa hi nahin milaa kai raaz-daar-e-butaan bhi the kai raazdaar-e-haram bhi the mire ishtiyaaq-e-nigaah ko sanam-aashnaa hi nahin milaa koi muttaqi koi paarsaa koi rind koi junun-adaa ye sabhi mile hain mujhe magar koi be-khataa hi nahin milaa rah-e-marhalaat-e-khulus mein mire dil se teri nigaah tak mujhe jazb-e-shauq ke maa-sivaa koi rahnumaa hi nahin milaa ye baDi ajiib si baat hai ki taalluqaat-e-hayaat mein mujhe khud-numaa to mile magar koi rahnumaa hi nahin milaa vo junun-maqaam-o-junun-adaa vo tumhaaraa 'baasit'-e-baa-vafaa magar us kaa ham-sar-o-ham-navaa koi dusraa nahin milaa"

"daagh-e-dil gham ki tapish se yuun sar-e-shaam jale apni naakaami pe jaise koi naakaam jale un ke jalvon ki chamak hai ki dahakte shoale dekhne vaale ye samjhe ki dar-o-baam jale junhi saaqi ne miri samt baDhaayaa saaghar mai-kade mein kai rindaan-e-tahi-jaam jale yuun jalaa kartaa hai dil mein tiri furqat kaa charaagh jaise turbat pe koi shama sar-e-shaam jale ahl-e-irfaan ko parastaar-e-mohabbat paa kar aatish-e-rashk-o-hasad mein kai asnaam jale baat kahne ki nahin phir bhi kahe dete hain ham tire gham se kabhi subh kabhi shaam jale dekh kar 'baasit'-e-khuddaar-tabiat tujh ko kyaa taajjub hai agar gardish-e-ayyaam jale"

"rudaad-e-gham ki jab se shohrat si ho gai hai rangini-e-jahaan se vahshat si ho gai hai tevar bataa rahe hain andaaz be-rukhi ke un ko jafaa se shaayad raghbat si ho gai hai naahaq uThaa rahe ho tufaan tajalliyon ke zauq-e-nazar ko mere ghaflat si ho gai hai mahsus kar rahaa huun taar-e-nafas mein tezi kuchh iztiraab-e-gham mein shiddat si ho gai hai matlab nahin karam se be-mehriyon kaa gham kyaa sabr-o-razaa se ab to ulfat si ho gai hai taaron ki anjuman mein mahv-e-khayaal ho kar raaton ko jaagne ki aadat si ho gai hai dil bujh chukaa hai 'baasit' baaqi nahin tamanna ab zindagi se mujh ko nafrat si ho gai hai"

"umid-o-bim ko haasil baqaa kyaa main kyaa huun aur meraa muddaaa kyaa baraa-e-sajda jhukti hai jabin kyon qarib aaya kisi kaa naqsh-e-paa kyaa ye kyon taarikiyaan chhaai hui hain umidon kaa diyaa bhi bujh gayaa kyaa hamein to gham azal hi se milaa hai hamin ham hain hamaaraa puchhnaa kyaa main is tarz-e-takhaatub ke tasadduq vo farmaate hain mujh ko ho gayaa kyaa mire gham ko khudaa shaadaab rakkhe mujhe ahl-e-jahaan se vaasta kyaa mazaaq-e-ishq ke maare hue hain hamaare gham kaa 'baasit' puchhnaa kyaa"

"sahraa-e-aarzu mein na hargiz qiyaam kar khuddaari-e-junun kaa bhi kuchh ehtiraam kar kaif-e-alam mein Duub khudi ko davaam kar nazm-e-gham-e-hayaat kaa yuun ikhtitaam kar khud ko asir-e-panja-e-sad-ehtimaam kar mansub sarguzasht-e-vafaa un ke naam kar rang-e-shab-e-daraaz badal ashk-e-khun se shaayaan-e-shaan subh-e-tarab ehtimaam kar maanaa ki talkhiyon ke sivaa is mein kuchh nahin saaqi se hai khulus to tauqir-e-jaam kar ab jazba-e-kalim zaruri nahin to phir be-qaid-e-tur tu bhi tajalli ko 'aam kar ye chashm nam hai dil ki tabaahi pe kis liye 'baasit' usul-e-gham ko na mahfil mein 'aam kar"

"jo anis-e-dil nahin hai jo amin-e-gham nahin hai koi aur shai hai shaayad vo tiraa karam nahin hai mujhe koi gham nahin thaa mujhe koi gham nahin hai mire haal par kisi kaa ye karam bhi kam nahin hai mai-e-zindagi bhi hoti mai-e-angbin se saaqi tire mai-kade mein shaayad koi jaam-e-jam nahin hai rah-o-rasm-e-‘aashiqi mein jo kiyaa hai tu ne ab tak vo suluk-e-mujrimaana abhi mukhtatam nahin hai kisi be-rukhi pe un ki na churaao un se nazrein ki mazaaq-e-dilbari hai ye koi sitam nahin hai tiri maslahat pe hamdam mujhe shak nahin hai lekin ye fareb-e-mukhlisaana to javaab-e-gham nahin hai vo shu'ur-e-gham 'ataa hai mujhe fitratan azal se ki shikast-e-dil pe 'baasit' miri aankh nam nahin hai"

"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"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"