sarmaaya-e-'azmat hai bulandi kaa nishaan hai — Basit Azeem

"ye kis ne aatish-e-ehsaas ko havaa di hai ki meri ruuh mein ik aag si lagaa di hai asir-e-lazzat-e-duniyaa huaa to aap huaa mujhe numud ki khvaahish ne ye sazaa di hai main aise lamhon ko kyaa naam duun ki jab main ne khud apne aap ko shiddat se badduaa di hai nadaamatein mire maazi se kar rahi hain savaal vo maah-o-saal ki daulat kahaan luTaa di hai ajiib tarah ki vo daastaan hai ham ne jise kahin se yaad rakhi hai kahin bhulaa di hai ai rah-ravaan-e-rah-e-shauq khauf hai kaisaa jo raaste mein thi divaar vo giraa di hai"

"har shakhs liye kaasa-e-ummid khaDaa hai mahsus ye hotaa hai koi qaht paDaa hai chehron pe ghubaar-e-gham-e-haalaat paDaa hai ham ahl-e-kharaabaat pe ye vaqt kaDaa hai ye sach hai tiraa qad to mire qad se baDaa hai lekin tu sar-e-vaadi-e-pindaar khaDaa hai ye vasl ke lamhe hain bahar-haal ghanimat 'isyaan ki talaafi ko baDaa vaqt paDaa hai us shakhs ko kis naam se mausum karun main saae ki tarah jo mire nazdik khaDaa hai ye kis ne samoi miri guftaar mein shokhi ye kaun pas-e-parda-e-alfaaz khaDaa hai alfaaz kaa marham nahin is zakhm kaa darmaan jo zakhm tire tarz-e-takallum se paDaa hai 'baasit' kabhi us mard-e-qalandar se bhi milte allaah-re vo shakhs ki jo khud se laDaa hai"

"kali kaa ruup chaman ko nikhaar hain ham log bahaar ham se hai jaan-e-bahaar hain ham log halaak-e-ranj hain gham kaa shikaar hain ham log zamaana biit gayaa be-qaraar hain ham log shikaar-e-gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar kyaa hote harif-e-gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar hain ham log koi kahe gham-e-jaanaan ko kaise apnaaein ki mubtalaa-e-gham-e-rozgaar hain ham log bisaat-e-dahr pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar nahin khudaa gavaah ki be-ikhtiyaar hain ham log uDaae phirti hai har-su havaa-e-dahr hamein havaa ke saath misaal-e-ghubaar hain ham log fazaa-e-dasht mein jaise ghazaal aavaara ravaan ravaan yunhi divaana-vaar hain ham log agarche shahr bhi apnaa hai mulk bhi apnaa 'azim' phir bhi gharib-ud-dayaar hain ham log"

"'ishq hotaa hai jaan-levaa bhi ai mire yaar tu ne sochaa bhi tum ne chehra to apnaa dekh liyaa kyaa huaa aaina jo TuuTaa bhi dast-e-farzaangi mein patthar the main ne dekhaa hai ye tamaashaa bhi hai jo shikva-guzaar-e-saaya-e-zulf zulf ke saae mein vo Thahraa bhi ghar mein rahnaa bhi ab nahin aasaan aur hai band raah-e-sahraa bhi hai bahut mujh ko 'umr-bhar ke liye teri chaahat kaa ek lamha bhi apni hi raushni mein chaltaa huun saath chaltaa hai meraa saayaa bhi ham to sau baar tark-e-'ishq karein sar se nikle magar ye saudaa bhi dekh 'baasit-azim' jhuuT na bol kahin hotaa hai yaar aisaa bhi"

"kuchh is tarah se nizaam-exgul-o-bahaar chale ki eatibaar-e-mohabbat kaa kaarobaar chale nisaar dil ko to pahle hi kar chuke the ham bas ek jaan thi vo aaj tujh pe vaar chale huaa na aaj bhi haasil hamein tiraa didaar ham aaj bhi tire kuche se ashk-baar chale sukun yahaan bhi mayassar na ho sakaa dil ko tumhaari bazm mein aa kar bhi be-qaraar chale dil-o-nigaah hain ik mast-e-naaz ke bas mein dil-o-nigaah pe ab kis kaa ikhtiyaar chale raheinge ham shajar-e-saaya-daar ki surat riyaaz-e-dahr mein baad-e-khizaan hazaar chale khizaan-sifat tiri mahfil mein aae the lekin ham anjuman se tiri surat-e-bahaar chale chale 'azim' kuchh is tarah bazm se uTh kar ki jaise shahr-e-nigaaraan se shahryaar chale"

"tiraa khayaal faqat meraa aaina kyon hai tu hi bataa miri fitrat mein ye vafaa kyon hai khizaan-nasib bahaaron kaa silsila kyon hai hamaare saath hi aakhir ye haadisa kyon hai amir-e-shahr se har aadmi hai ham-aahang gharib-e-shahr magar itnaa be-navaa kyon hai har ek lamha dikhaaegaa dard ki tasvir gae zamaane ki jaanib tu dekhtaa kyon hai agarche jhuuT hi me'yaar-e-sidq Thahraa hai to phir ye sach ke khudaaon ko pujtaa kyon hai khud apne aap ko tu ne bikher rakkhaa thaa ab apne aap ko aakhir sameTaa kyon hai vo jin kaa zikr bhi tauhin-e-aadamiyyat thaa ab aise khaak-nashinon kaa tazkira kyon hai hamein pata hai ki kyaa ‘arz-e-mudda'aa hogaa hamaare saamne tamhid baandhtaa kyon hai agar nahin hai asar meri aah-o-zaari mein sukut-e-shab mire naalon se TuTtaa kyon hai jab us se koi ta'alluq nahin 'azim' to phir hamaari samt mohabbat se dekhtaa kyon hai"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"