tum khafaa ho to achchhaa khafaa ho — Bedam Shah Warsi

"na suno mere naale hain dard-bhare daar-o-asare aah-e-sahare tumhein kyaa jo koi martaa hai mire ai dushman-e-jaan be-daad-gare tiri surmagin aankhon ke sadqe inhein chheD na panja-e-mizhgaan se abhi zakhm-e-jigar hain tamaam hare ai mahv-e-taghaaful be-khabare liyaa ishq mein jog bhikaari bane tire naqsh-e-qadam ke pujaari bane kabhi sajde kiye kabhi gird phire but sim-bare zarrin-kamre jo tu ne hazaaron vaade kiye lekin vo kabhi iifaa na hue dil hi hain rahe armaan mire ai vaada-shikan but hila-gire 'bedam' kahein kyaa kis tarah rahe mar mar ke jiye ji ji ke mare dar-manzil-e-ishqash dar-badare majnun-e-shorida-sare"

"ham mai-kade se mar ke bhi baahar na jaaeinge mai-kash hamaari khaak ke saaghar banaaeinge vo ik kaheinge ham se to ham sau sunaaeinge munh aaeinge hamaare to ab munh ki khaaeinge kuchh chaarasaazi naalon ne ki hijr mein miri kuchh ashk mere dil ki lagi ko bujhaaeinge vo misl-e-ashk uTh nahin saktaa zamin se jis ko huzur apni nazar se giraaeinge jhonke nasim-e-subh ke aa aa ke hijr mein ik din charaagh-e-hasti-e-aashiq bujhaaeinge sahraa ki gard hogi kafan mujh gharib kaa uTh kar bagule meraa janaaza uThaaeinge ab Thaan li hai dil mein ki sar jaae yaa rahe jaise uThegaa baar-e-mohabbat uThaaeinge gardish ne meri charkh kaa chakraa diyaa dimaagh naalon se ab zamin ke tabaq thartharaaeinge 'bedam' vo khush nahin hain to achchhaa yunhi sahi naa-khush hi ho ke ghair miraa kyaa banaaeinge"

"mujhe jalvon ki us ke tamiz ho kyaa mere hosh-o-havaas bachaa hi nahin hai ye be-khabari ki khabar hi nahin vo naqaab uThaa ki uThaa hi nahin mire haal pe chhoD tabib mujhe ki azaab hai miri ziist mujhe meraa marnaa hi mere liye hai shifaa mere dard ki koi davaa hi nahin use DhunDte DhunDte kho gae hamein huaa kiyaa aur kyaa ho gae ham hamein pahron tak apni khabar hi nahin hamein koson tak apnaa pataa hi nahin miraa haal kharaab sunaa to kahaa ki vo saamne mere na aae kabhi mujhe rote jo dekhaa to hans ke kahaa ki ye sheva-e-ahl-e-vafaa hi nahin jahaan koi sitam ijaad kiyaa mujhe kah ke falak ne ye yaad kiyaa ki bas ek dil-e-'bedam' ke sivaa koi qaabil-e-mashq-e-jafaa hi nahin"

"ishq ke aasaar hain phir ghash mujhe aayaa dekho phir koi rauzan-e-divaar se jhaankaa dekho un ke milne ki tamannaa mein miTaa jaataa huun nai duniyaa hai mire shauq ki duniyaa dekho tuur par hi nahin nazzaara-e-jaanaan mauquf dekhnaa ho to vo maujud hai har jaa dekho asar-e-naala-e-aashiq nahin dekhaa tum ne thaam lo dil ko sambhal baiTho ab achchhaa dekho taur majnun ki nigaahon ke bataate hain hamein isi lailaa mein hai ik dusri lailaa dekho partav-e-mahr se maamur hai zarra zarra lahrein letaa hai har ik qatre mein dariyaa dekho duur ho jaaein jo aankhon se hijaabaat-e-dui phir to dil hi mein do-aalam kaa tamaashaa dekho sab mein DhunDaa unhein aur ki to na ki dil mein talaash nazar-e-shauq kahaan khaai hai dhokaa dekho nahin thamte nahin thamte mire aansu 'bedam' raaz-e-dil un pe huaa jaataa hai ifshaa dekho"

"qasr-e-jaanaan tak rasaai ho kisi tadbir se taair-e-jaan ke liye par maang luun main tiir se un ko kyaa dhokaa huaa mujh naa-tavaan ko dekh meri surat kyuun milaate hain miri tasvir se gaaliyaan de kar bajaae qum ke ai rashk-e-masih aap ne murde jilaae hain nai tadbir se sadqe ai qaatil tire mujh tishna-e-didaar ki tishnagi jaati rahi aab-e-dam-e-shamshir se ishve se ghamze se shokhi se adaa se naaz se miTne vaalaa huun miTaa diije kisi tadbir se ik savaal-e-vasl par do do sazaaein diin mujhe tegh se kaaTaa zabaan ko si diye lab tiir se kuchh na ho ai inqilaab-e-aasmaan itnaa to ho ghair ki qismat badal jaae meri taqdir se zindagi se kyuun na ho nafrat ki mahv-e-zulf huun qaid-e-hasti mujh ko 'bedam' kam nahin zanjir se"

"kyaa gila is kaa jo meraa dil gayaa mil gae tum mujh ko sab kuchh mil gayaa jis ko aankhein DhunDhti thiin paa gaiin dil ko jis ki justuju thi mil gayaa is gul-e-raanaa ne hans kar baat ki ghuncha-e-khaatir hamaaraa khil gayaa chhoD kar tu us ko ghairon se milaa khaak mein jo teri khaatir mil gayaa ban gai har mauj ik mauj-e-saraab tishna-lab jab main lab-e-saahil gayaa arz-e-haal-e-chaak-e-dil kyunkar karun saamne un ke gayaa munh sil gayaa ghair hi kyaa be-rukhi se aap ki aaj 'bedam' bhi bahut be-dil gayaa"

"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"