7 verses · ~2 min
मेरे साथ तुम भी दुआ करो यूँ किसी के हक़ में बुरा न हो कहीं और हो न ये हादसा कोई रास्ते में जुदा न हो
मेरे घर से रात की सेज तक वो इक आँसू की लकीर है ज़रा बढ़ के चाँद से पूछना वो इसी तरफ़ से गया न हो
सर-ए-शाम ठहरी हुई ज़मीं, आसमाँ है झुका हुआ इसी मोड़ पर मेरे वास्ते वो चराग़ ले कर खड़ा न हो
वो फ़रिश्ते आप ही ढूँढिये कहानियों की किताब में जो बुरा कहें न बुरा सुने कोई शख़्स उन से ख़फ़ा न हो
वो विसाल हो के फ़िराक़ हो तेरी आग महकेगी एक दिन वो गुलाब बन के खिलेगा क्या जो चराग़ बन के जला न हो
मुझे यूँ लगा कि ख़ामोश ख़ुश्बू के होँठ तितली ने छू लिये इन्ही ज़र्द पत्तों की ओट में कोई फूल सोया हुआ न हो
इसी एहतियात में मैं रहा, इसी एहतियात में वो रहा वो कहाँ कहाँ मेरे साथ है किसी और को ये पता न हो
इति
The Poet
बशीर बद्र
Bashir Badr
1935 · 1999
Bashir Badr achieved something exceedingly rare in the modern literary landscape by bringing the Urdu ghazal out of the exclusive courts of intellectuals and directly into the hearts of the common people. Born Syed Muhammad Bashir in 1935 in Ayodhya, he cultivated a poetic voice that used the simplest, most everyday Hindustani vocabulary to express the deepest nuances of love, heartbreak, and social tragedy. His couplets are universally recognized and frequently quoted by individuals who may never have read a formal poetry book. His life was marked by profound personal tragedy, most notably when his home and decades of literary archives were burned to ashes during the communal riots of 1992 in Meerut. Yet, instead of responding with hatred, he channeled his grief into verses that pleaded for communal harmony and human empathy. Honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri in 1999, he later relocated to Bhopal. Bashir Badr stands as a living legend whose ghazals are permanently etched into the cultural memory of the subcontinent.
Paired Painting
Indian Beauty
Raja Ravi Varma stands as a monumental figure in the annals of Indian art, having bridged the traditional aesthetic sensibilities of the subcontinent with European academic realism. In this poignant study, the master captures the gentle profile of an Indian woman draped in a translucent veil dotted with soft golden motifs. The play of light upon her visage evokes a profound sense of quiet introspection and timeless grace. Through his pioneering use of oil painting and lithography, Varma democratized Indian art, allowing ordinary households to connect deeply with the dignity, beauty, and emotional resonance of traditional Indian womanhood.
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