A Collection of Basheer Badr Poetry

[Wasif Safi]

kahaa.N aa.Nsuuo.n kii ye sauGaat hogii
naye log ho.nge na_ii baat hogii

mai.n har haal me.n muskuraataa rahuu.Ngaa
tumhaarii muhabbat agar saath hogii

charaaGo.n ko aa.Nkho.n se mahafuus rakhanaa
ba.Dii duur tak raat hii raat hogii

musaafir hai.n ham bhii musaafir ho tum bhii
kisii mo.D pe phir mulaaqaat hogii

 

[Wasif Safi]

kahii.n chaa.Nd raaho.n me.n kho gayaa kahii.n chaa.Ndanii bhii bhaTak ga_ii
mai.n charaaG vo bhii bujhaa huaa merii raat kaise chamak ga_ii

merii daastaa.N kaa uruuj thaa terii narm palako.n kii chhaa.Nv me.n
mere saath thaa tujhe jaaganaa terii aa.Nkh kaise jhapak ga_ii

kabhii ham mile to bhii kyaa mile vahii duuriyaa.N vahii faasale
na kabhii hamaare qadam ba.Dhe na kabhii tumhaarii jhijhak ga_ii

tujhe bhuul jaane kii koshishe.n kabhii qaamayaab na ho sakii.n
terii yaad shaaKh-e-gulaab hai jo havaa chalii to lachak ga_ii

 

[Wasif Safi]

kaun aayaa raaste aaiinaaKhaane ho gae
raat raushan ho gaii din bhii suhaane ho gae

kyo.n havelii ke uja.Dane kaa mujhe afasos ho
saika.Do.n beghar pari.ndo.n ke Thikaane ho gae

ye bhii mumkin hai ke usane mujhako pahachaanaa na ho
ab use dekhe hue kitane zamaane ho gae

jaao un kamaro.n ke aaiine uThaakar phe.nk do
ve agar ye kah rahe.n ho ham puraane ho gae

merii palako.n par ye aa.Nsuu pyaar kii tauhiin hai
unakii aa.Nkho.n se gire motii ke daane ho gae

 

[Wasif Safi]

Khudaa ham ko aisii Khudaa_ii na de
ki apane sivaa kuchh dikhaa_ii na de

Khataavaar samajhegii duniyaa tujhe
ab itanii bhii zyaadaa safaa_ii na de

ha.Nso aaj itanaa ki is shor me.n
sadaa sisakiyo.n kii sunaa_ii na de

abhii to badan me.n lahuu hai bahut
kalam chiin le raushanaa_ii na de

mujhe apanii chaadar se yuu.N Dhaa.Np lo
zamii.n aasamaa.N kuchh dikhaa_ii na de

Gulaamii ko barakat samajhane lage.n
asiiro.n ko aisii rihaa_ii na de

mujhe aisii jannat nahii.n chaahe
jahaan se madiinaa dikhaa_ii na de

mai.n ashko.n se naam-e-muhammad likhuu.N
qalam chhiin le raushanii na de

abhii to badan me.n lahuu hai bahut
qalam chhiin le roshanaa_ii na de

Khudaa aise irfaan kaa naam hai
rahe saamane aur dikhaa_ii na de

 

[Wasif Safi]

Khush rahe yaa bahut udaas rahe
zindagii tere aas paas rahe

chaa.Nd in badaliyo.n se nikalegaa
ko_ii aayegaa dil ko aas rahe

ham muhabbat ke phuul hai.n shaayad
ko_ii kaa.NTaa bhii aas paas rahe

mere siine me.n is tarah bas jaa
merii saa.nso.n me.n terii baas rahe

aaj ham sab ke saath Khuub ha.Nse
aur phir der tak udaas rahe

 

[Wasif Safi]

Khushbuu kii tarah aayaa vo tez havaao.n me.n
maa.Ngaa thaa jise ham ne din raat duaao.n me.n

tum chhat par nahii.n aaye mai.n ghar se nahii.n nikalaa
ye chaa.Nd bahut laTakaa saavan ki ghaTaao.n me.n

is shahar me.n ik la.Dakii bilkul hai Gazal jaisii
phuulo.n kii badan vaalii Khushbuu sii adaao.n me.n

duniyaa kii tarah vo bhii ha.Nsate hai.n muhabbat par
Duube huye rahate the jo log vafaao.n me.n

 

[Wasif Safi]

Khvaab is aa.Nkho.n se ab ko_ii churaa kar le jaaye
qabr ke suukhe huye phuul uThaa kar le jaaye

mu.ntazir phuul me.n Khushbuu kii tarah huu.N kab se
ko_ii jho.nke.n kii tarah aaye u.Daa kar le jaaye

ye bhii paanii hai magar aa.Nkho.n kaa aisaa paanii
jo hathelii pe rachii meha.ndii u.Daa kar le jaaye

mai.n mohabbat se mahakataa huaa Khat huu.N mujh ko
zindagii apanii kitaabo.n me.n dabaa kar le jaaye

Khaak i.nsaaf hai naabiinaa buto.n ke aage
raat thaalii me.n chiraaGo.n ko sajaa kar le jaaye

 

[Wasif Safi]

kis ne mujhako sadaa dii bataa kaun hai
ai havaa tere ghar me.n chhupaa kaun hai

baarisho.n me.n kisii pe.D ko dekhanaa
shaal o.Dhe huye bhiigataa kaun hai

mai.n yahaa.N dhuup me.n tap rahaa huu.N magar
vo pasiine me.n Duubaa kaun hai

aasamaano.n ko hamane bataayaa nahii.n
Duubatii shaam me.n Duubataa kaun hai

Khushbuuo.n me.n nahaa_ii huyii shaaKh par
phuul saa muskuraataa huaa kaun hai

dil ko patthar huye ik zamaanaa huaa
ham makaa.N me.n magar bolataa kaun hai

 

[Wasif Safi]

ko_ii kaa.NTaa chubhaa nahii.n hotaa
dil agar phuul saa nahii.n hotaa

kuchh to majabuuriyaa.N rahii ho.ngii
yuu.N ko_ii bevafaa nahii.n hotaa

guftaguu un se roz hotii hai
muddato.n saamanaa nahii.n hotaa

jii bahut chaahataa sach bole.n
kyaa kare,n hausalaa nahii.n hotaa

raat kaa i.ntazaar kaun kare
aaj kal din me.n kyaa nahii.n hotaa

 

[Wasif Safi]

kuchh to mai.n bhii bahut dil kaa kamazor huu.N
kuchh muhabbat bhii hai fitaratan badagumaa.N

tazakaraa ko_ii ho zikr teraa rahaa
avval-e-aaKhirash daramiyaa.N daramiyaa.N

jaane kis desh se dil me.n aa jaate hai.n
chaa.Ndanii raat me.n dard ke kaaravaa.N

 

[Wasif Safi]

log TuuT jaate hai.n ek ghar banaane me.n
tum taras nahii.n khaate bastiyaa.N jalaane me.n

aur jaam TuuTe.nge is sharaab-Khaane me.n
mausamo.n ke aane me.n mausamo.n ke jaane me.n

har dha.Dakate patthar ko log dil samajhate hai.n
umr biit jaatii hai dil ko dil banaane me.n

faaKhtaa kii majabuurii ye bhii kah nahii.n sakatii
kaun saa.Np rakhataa hai usake aashiyaane me.n

duusarii ko_ii la.Dakii zindagii me.n aayegii
kitanii der lagatii hai usako bhuul jaane me.n

 

[Wasif Safi]

maan mausam kaa kahaa, chhaa_ii ghaTaa, jaam uThaa
aag se aag bujhaa, phuul khilaa, jaam uThaa

pii mere yaar tujhe apanii qasam detaa huu.N
bhuul jaa shikavaa-gilaa, haath milaa, jaam uThaa

haath me.n jaam jahaa.N aayaa muqaddar chamakaa
sab badal jaayegaa qismat kaa likhaa jaam uThaa

ek pal bhii kabhii ho jaataa hai sadiyo.n jaisaa
der kyaa karanaa yahaa.N, haath ba.Daa, jaam uThaa

pyaar hii pyaar hai sab log baraabar hai.n yahaa.N
maikade me.n ko_ii chhoTaa na ba.Daa, jaam uThaa

 

[Wasif Safi]

mai.n bhii shaayad buraa nahii.n hotaa
vo agar bevafaa nahii.n hotaa

bevafaa bevafaa nahii.n hotaa
Khatm ye faasalaa nahii.n hotaa

kuchh to majabuuriyaa.N rahii ho.ngii
yuu.N ko_ii bevafaa nahii.n hotaa

jii bahut chaahataa hai sach bole.n
kyaa kare.n hausalaa nahii.n hotaa

raat kaa i.ntazaar kaun kare
aaj-kal din me.n kyaa nahii.n hotaa

guftaguu un se roz hotii hai
muddato.n saamanaa nahii.n hotaa

 

[Wasif Safi]

mil bhii jaate hai.n to kataraa ke nikal jaate hai.n
haaye mausam kii tarah dost badal jaate hai.n

ham abhii tak hai.n giraftaar-e-muhabbat yaaro
Thokare.n khaa ke sunaa thaa ki sambhal jaate hai.n

ye kabhii apanii jafaa par na huaa sharmindaa
ham samajhate rahe patthar bhii pighal jaate hai.n

umr bhar jin kii vafaao.n pe bharosaa kiije
vaqt pa.Dane pe vahii log badal jaate hai.n

 

[Wasif Safi]

mere saath tum bhii duaa karo yuu.N kisii ke haq me.n buraa na ho
kahii.n aur ho na ye haadasaa ko_ii raaste me.n judaa na ho

mere ghar se raat kii sej tak vo ik aa.Nsuu kii lakiir hai
zaraa ba.D ke chaa.Nd se puuchhanaa vo isii taraf se gayaa na ho

NOTE: Some books have the first misra of the above sher as:
merii chhat se raat kii subah tak ko_ii aa.Nsuuo.n kii lakiir hai

sar-e-shaam Thaharii hu_ii zamii.n, aasamaa.N hai jhukaa huaa
isii mo.D par mere vaaste vo charaaG le kar kha.Daa na ho

vo farishte aap hii Dhuu.NDhiye kahaaniyo.n kii kitaab me.n
jo buraa kahe.n na buraa sune ko_ii shaKhs un se Khafaa na ho

vo visaal ho ke firaaq ho terii aag mahakegii ek din
vo gulaab ban ke khilegaa kyaa jo charaaG ban ke jalaa na ho

mujhe yuu.N lagaa ki Khaamosh Khushbuu ke ho.NTh titalii ne chhuu liye
i.nhii.n zard patto.n kii oT me.n ko_ii phuul soyaa huaa na ho

isii ehatiyaat me.n mai.n rahaa, isii ehatiyaat me.n vo rahaa
vo kahaa.N kahaa.N mere saath hai kisii aur ko ye pataa na ho

 

[Wasif Safi]

mom kii zindagii ghulaa karanaa
kuchh kisii se na tazakaraa karanaa

meraa bachapan thaa aa_iine jaisaa
har khilaunaa kaa muu.N takaa karanaa

cheharaa cheharaa merii kitaabe.n hai.n
pa.Dhane vaalo mujhe pa.Dhaa karanaa

ye rivaayat bahut puraanii hai
nii.nd me.n ret par chalaa karanaa

raaste me.n ka_ii khaNDar ho.nge
shah-savaaro vahaa.N rukaa karanaa

jab bahut ha.Ns chuko to chehare ko
aa.Nsuo.n se bhii dho liyaa karanaa

phuul shaaKho.n ke ho.n ki aa.Nkho.n ke
raaste raaste chunaa karanaa

 

[Wasif Safi]

muhabbato.n me.n dikhaave kii dostii na milaa
agar gale nahii.n milataa to haath bhii na milaa

gharo.n pe naam the naamo.n ke saath ohade the
bahut talaash kiyaa koii aadamii na milaa

tamaam rishto.n ko mai.n ghar pe chho.D aayaa thaa
phir isake baad mujhe koii ajanabii na milaa

bahut ajiib hai ye qurbato.n kii duurii bhii
vo mere saath rahaa aur mujhe kabhii na milaa

Khudaa kii itanii ba.Dii qaayanaat me.n mai.n ne
bas ek ShaKhs ko maa.Ngaa mujhe vo hii na milaa

 

[Wasif Safi]

mujhase bichha.D ke Khush rahate ho
merii tarah tum bhii jhuuThe ho

ik Tahanii par chaa.Nd Tikaa thaa
mai.n ye samajhaa tum baiThe ho

ujale ujale phuul khile the
bilkul jaise tum ha.Nste ho

mujh ko shaam bataa detii hai
tum kaise kapa.De pahane ho

tum tanahaa duniyaa se la.Doge
bachcho.n sii baate.n karate ho

 

[Wasif Safi]

musaafir ke raste badalate rahe
muqaddar me.n chalanaa thaa chalate rahe

ko_ii phuul saa haath kaa.Ndhe pe thaa
mere paa.Nv sholo.n pe chalate rahe

mere raaste me.n ujaalaa rahaa
diye us kii aa.Nkho.n ke jalate rahe

vo kyaa thaa jise hamane Thukaraa diyaa
magar umr bhar haath malate rahe

muhabbat adaavat vafaa beruKhii
kiraaye ke ghar the badalate rahe

sunaa hai u.nhe.n bhii havaa lag ga_ii
havaao.n ke jo ruKh badalate rahe

lipaT ke charaaGo.n se vo so gaye
jo phuulo.n pe karavaT badalate rahe

 

[Wasif Safi]

muskuraatii hu_ii dhanak hai vahii
us badan me.n chamak damak hai vahii

phuul kumhalaa gaye ujaalo.n ke
saa.Nvalii shaam me.n namak hai vahii

ab bhii cheharaa charaaG lagataa hai
bujh gayaa hai magar chamak hai vahii

ko_ii shiishaa zaruur TuuTaa hai
gunagunaatii hu_ii khanak hai vahii

pyaar kis kaa milaa hai miTTii me.n
is chamelii tale mahak hai vahii