vajh-e-khalish hai baa’is-e-aasudgi bhi hai — Basheer Ahmad Basheer

"har chand tere shahr ke ab kucha-gard hain lekin is apne daur mein ham log fard hain samjhe nahin zabaan ghazaalon ki aaj tak ham bhi jo ek 'umr se sahraa-navard hain guzre hain ham bhi pech-o-kham-e-raah-e-zist se yaa'ni ki ham bhi vaaqif-e-har-garm-o-sard hain kyaa kyaa hain ikhtiyaar-o-iraada ki tohmatein ham par bisaat-e-jabr ki jo ek nard hain jis se gudaaz-o-garm zamir-e-vajud hai ham sina-e-hayaat ki vo aah-e-sard hain dekhaa hai aaj ham ne bhi jaa kar 'bashir' ko be-shak abhi zamaane mein kuchh ahl-e-dard hain"

"kaisi kaisi thiin unhi galiyon mein zebaa suratein yaad ik ik moD pe aati hain kyaa kyaa suratein nim-shab hote hain vaa jis dam dariche yaad ke kis adaa se jhaankti hain ab vo raaanaa suratein suratein kuchh dekh kar aisaa bhi aataa thaa khayaal khaak se aisi kahaan hoti hain paidaa suratein luuT kar pahle-pahal aae the jab us shahr se ajnabi lagti thiin aankhon ko shanaasaa suratein aaj tak vo dil ki divaaron pe kanda hain 'bashir' phir nazar aaein nahin jo maah-simaa suratein"

"in chaTakhte pattharon par paanv dharnaa dhyaan se Dhal chuki hai shaam vaadi mein utarnaa dhyaan se jaamid-o-saakit sahi divaar-o-dar bahre nahin ghar ki tanhaai ho phir bhi baat karnaa dhyaan se kaan mat dharnaa kisi aavaaz par kaisi bhi ho koi roke bhi to raste mein Thaharnaa dhyaan se dekhnaa saaya kahin koi taaaqub mein na ho shahr ki viraan galiyon se guzarnaa dhyaan se raah mein dekho koi manzar to rakhnaa zehn mein phir kahin fursat mile to rang bharnaa dhyaan se kitne suraj tum se pahle is safar mein jal-bujhe is jahaan-e-tira-khaatir par ubharnaa dhyaan se vaqt ke saath apne andaaze ghalat nikle 'bashir' kis qadar mushkil hai pyaaron kaa utarnaa dhyaan se"

"har gaam pe aavaargi-o-dar-ba-dari mein ik dhyaan kaa saaya hai miri ham-safari mein taa-hadd-e-nazar pighli hui ret kaa dariyaa kis samt nikal aae hain ye be-khabari mein kis ki tarab-andaaz-nazar ghol rahi hai andoh-o-gham-o-soz mizaaj-e-bashari mein kyaa koi kahin kunj-e-khayaabaan-e-sukun hai ai dasht-e-gham-e-zist tiri be-shajari mein ai qarya-e-dil dekh guzarti hai isi taur har shahr pe barbaadi-o-zer-o-zabari mein ahl-e-talab-o-shauq zamaanon se paDe hain arsa-gah-e-khud-sozi-o-hairaan-nazari mein lahraae na lahraae vo ab barq-e-khad-o-khaal ab ham nahin khaar-e-khas-e-aashufta-sari mein ik hamdam-e-derina ki yaadon ki kasak hai khushbu-e-khush-anfaasi-e-baad-e-sahari mein nigaraan miri jaanib nigah-e-khush-hunraan hai kuchh to hunar aakhir hai miri be-hunari mein ik tesha-e-sad-paara ki surat hain 'bashir' ab haasil yad-e-tula thaa jinhein shisha-gari mein"

"kal khud mujhe rusvaa sar-e-baazaar karoge tum subh se pahle miraa inkaar karoge khair ab to hue maskh rivaayat ke khare daam kyaa kal bhi yahi jhuuT kaa byopaar karoge tufaan to umDaa chalaa aataa hai saron par phir shahr ko kis lamhe khabar-daar karoge aakhir ko to miTTi hain ye miTTi ke gharaunde taa'mir kahaan tak dar-o-divaar karoge loge na khabar dil ke kharaabe ki magar haan zebaaish-e-har-kucha-o-baazaar karoge main ab to khaTaktaa huun magar duur nahin vaqt baatein miri parkhoge mujhe pyaar karoge hai apne liye shahr 'bashir' apnaa yahi dasht kyaa jaa ke bhalaa shahr mire yaar karoge"

"giraft-e-zist mein huun qaid-e-be-hisaar mein huun azaab-e-arsa-gah-e-jabr-o-ikhtiyaar mein huun khayaal hai to abhi DhunDh phir milun na milun abhi main tere uDaae hue ghubaar mein huun bhaDak rahaa hai badan ruuh ko khabar bhi nahin ye kyaa maqaam hai ye kaise shoala-zaar mein huun main kaun huun tire nazdik ye savaal nahin hubaab huun ki sadaf bahar-e-be-kanaar mein huun khud apne aap se har dam huun barsar-e-paikaar main apni zaat ke maidaan-e-kaar-zaar mein huun mein bhed kyaa tujhe duun be-karaan khalaaon ke ki main azal se isi halqa-e-madaar mein huun talaash kis ki hai mujh ko abhi ye kyaa sochun 'bashir' abhi to main apne hi intizaar mein 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"