subh kaa bhed milaa kyaa ham ko — Baqi Siddiqui

"is kaar-e-gah-e-rang mein ham tang nahin kyaa jo sar pe lagaa hai abhi vo sang nahin kyaa tasvir ko tasvir dikhaai nahin jaati is aaina-khaane mein nazar dang nahin kyaa hai halqa-e-jaan apni vafaaon kaa tasavvur is daagh se aage koi farsang nahin kyaa har baat pe ham dete hain ghairon kaa havaala apnaa koi aahang koi rang nahin kyaa bakhshe hue ik ghunT pe ham jhuum rahe hain ab maang ke piinaa bhi koi nang nahin kyaa zakhm-e-dil-e-betaab hai haathon mein nivaala is baat pe duniyaa se miri jang nahin kyaa vo rang nahin shoala-e-ehsaas mein 'baaqi' ham saaz-e-tamannaa se ham-aahang nahin kyaa"

"marhala dil kaa na taskhir huaa tu kahaan aa ke inaan-gir huaa kaam duniyaa kaa hai tir-andaazi ham hue yaa koi nakhchir huaa sang-e-buniyaadi hain ham us ghar kaa jo kisi tarah na taamir huaa safar-e-shauq kaa haasil maalum raasta paanv ki zanjir huaa umr-bhar jis ki shikaayat ki hai dil usi aag se iksir huaa kis se puchhein ki vo andaaz-e-nazar kab tabassum huaa kab tiir huaa kaun ab daad-e-sukhan de 'baaqi' jis ne do sher kahe 'mir' huaa"

"etibaar-e-nazar karein kaise ham havaa mein basar karein kaise tere gham ke hazaar pahlu hain baat ham mukhtasar karein kaise rukh havaa kaa badaltaa rahtaa hai gard ban kar safar karein kaise khud se aage qadam nahin jaataa marhala dil kaa sar karein kaise saari duniyaa ko hai khabar 'baaqi' khud ko apni khabar karein kaise"

"ham to duniyaa se bad-gumaan Thahre aage dil ki khushi jahaan Thahre haae vo qaafile jo luT kar bhi zer-e-divaar-e-gulsitaan Thahre aap ko kaarvaan se kyaa matlab aap to mir-e-kaarvaan Thahre zindagi chaahti hai hangaama aur ham log be-zabaan Thahre kabhi teri talaash mein nikle kabhi ban kar tiraa nishaan Thahre gardish-e-dahr saath saath rahi ham jidhar bhi gae jahaan Thahre har qadam par thaa ik sanam-khaana kyaa bataaein kahaan kahaan Thahre kuchh to kaj-rau jahaan bhi hai 'baaqi' aur kuchh ham bhi qissa-khvaan Thahre"

"rasm-e-sajda bhi uThaa di ham ne azmat-e-ishq baDhaa di ham ne jab koi taaza shagufa phuTaa ki gulistaan mein munaadi ham ne jab chaman mein na kahin chain milaa baab-e-zindaan pe sadaa di ham ne aanch sayyaad ke ghar tak pahunchi itni shoalon ko havaa di ham ne khun-e-dil se dar-e-mai-khaana par teri tasvir banaa di ham ne dil ko aane lagaa basne kaa khayaal aag jab ghar ko lagaa di ham ne"

"apni dhuup mein bhi kuchh jal har saaye ke saath na Dhal lafzon ke phulon pe na jaa dekh saron par chalte hal duniyaa barf kaa tuudaa hai jitnaa jal saktaa hai jal gham ki nahin aavaaz koi kaaghaz kaale kartaa chal ban ke lakirein ubhre hain maathe par raahon ke bal main ne teraa saath diyaa mere munh par kaalak mal aas ke phuul khile 'baaqi' dil se guzraa phir baadal"

"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"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"