yaa mah-o-saal ki divaar giraa di jaae — Basheer Ahmad Basheer

"vajh-e-khalish hai baa’is-e-aasudgi bhi hai ye bo'd jis mein lazzat-e-hamsaaegi bhi hai kuchh dasht ke bagule bhi hain baa'is-e-fishaar kuchh khud mizaaj-e-khaak mein aavaargi bhi hai basti koi 'ajib hai ye is jagah ke log khanda-ba-lab hain chehron pe aazurdagi bhi hai vaise bhi kuchh yahaan se tabi'at hai ab uchaaT yuun dil ko is dayaar se vaabastagi bhi hai is apni gosha-giri ke hain aur bhi sabab ik vajh past-himmaton ki khvaajgi bhi hai vo aatishin kurah hai ye dil jis ke har taraf taariki-e-khalaa bhi hai yakh-bastagi bhi hai phir mujh se qaum karti hai kyon mo'jize talab jab taa’n-e-sehr-o-tohmat-e-divaangi bhi hai maujudgi tiri muta’ayyan na ho saki ai tu ki har jagah tiri maujudgi bhi hai kyaa kijiye 'bashir' shu'ur-e-anaa ke saath hukm-e-sujud-o-'aajizi-o-bandagi bhi hai"

"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"

"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"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"