The Poet · b. 1935
बशीर बद्र
Bashir Badr
Region
Awadh
Language
urdu / hindi
Signature rasa
Shringara
Works · archive
68
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.
Chronology
A life, paced like a poem.
1935
Born Syed Mohammad Bashir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
1970s
Served as a lecturer and later Head of the Urdu Department at Meerut College.
1987
Lost his home and manuscripts during the Meerut riots, which deeply influenced his poetry.
1999
Received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry collection 'Aas'.
Essential
Start with these.
Three doorways into Bashir Badr, chosen for how quickly they show you what this voice sounds like.
Shringara
01ऐसा लगता है ज़िन्दगी तुम हो
Aisa Lagta Hai Zindagi Tum Ho
The clearest statement of shringara in this catalogue, begin here.
Read the poem →4 verses
Karuna
02भूल शायद बहुत बड़ी कर ली
Bhool Shayad Bahut Badi Kar Li
A shorter turn in karuna, 6 verses long.
Read the poem →6 verses
Karuna
03ग़ज़लों का हुनर अपनी आँखों को सिखाएंगे
Ghazalon Ka Hunar Apni Aankhon Ko Sikhayenge
A shorter turn in karuna, 4 verses long.
Read the poem →4 versesFull Catalogue
Every composition, by mood.
68 entries · 4 rasas
View full catalogue →शृंगार
Shringara
33 compositions
- 017 versesRead →
वो थका हुआ मेरी बाहों में ज़रा
Wo Thaka Hua Meri Bahon Mein Zara
- 025 versesRead →
गुलाबों की तरह दिल अपना
Gulabon Ki Tarah Dil Apna
- 035 versesRead →
ख़ुश रहे या बहुत उदास रहे
Khush Rahe Ya Bahut Udaas Rahe
- 045 versesRead →
दूसरों को हमारी सज़ायें न दे
Dusron Ko Hamari Sazayen Na De
- 057 versesRead →
कभी तो आसमाँ से चांद उतरे जाम हो जाये
Kabhi To Aasman Se Chand Utre Jaam Ho Jaye
- 065 versesRead →
मुझसे बिछड़ के ख़ुश रहते हो
Mujhse Bichhad Ke Khush Rahate Ho
- 077 versesRead →
होठों पे मुहब्बत के फ़साने नहीं आते
Hothon Pe Muhabbat Ke Fasane Nahi Aate
- 086 versesRead →
कभी यूँ मिलें कोई मसलेहत, कोई ख़ौफ़ दिल में ज़रा न हो
Kabhi Yun Milen Koi Masalehat, Koi Khauf Dil Me Zara Na Ho
करुणा
Karuna
20 compositions
- 016 versesRead →
ये चांदनी भी जिन को छूते हुए डरती है
Ye Chandni Bhi Jin Ko Choote Hue Darti Hai
- 026 versesRead →
सर से चादर बदन से क़बा ले गई
Sar Se Chadar Badan Se Qaba Le Gayi
- 035 versesRead →
कोई काँटा चुभा नहीं होता
Koi Kanta Chubha Nahin Hota
- 045 versesRead →
भीगी हुई आँखों का ये मन्ज़र न मिलेगा
Bheegi Hui Aankhon Ka Ye Manzar Na Milega
- 057 versesRead →
पत्थर के जिगर वालों ग़म में वो रवानी है
Patthar Ke Jigar Walon Gham Mein Wo Rawani Hai
- 064 versesRead →
ग़ज़लों का हुनर अपनी आँखों को सिखाएंगे
Ghazalon Ka Hunar Apni Aankhon Ko Sikhayenge
- 079 versesRead →
साथ चलते आ रहे हैं पास आ सकते नहीं
Sath Chalte Aa Rahe Hain Paas Aa Sakte Nahi
- 084 versesRead →
सौ ख़ुलूस बातों में सब करम ख़यालों में
Sau Khulus Baaton Mein Sab Karam Khayalon Mein
शान्त
Shanta
14 compositions
- 016 versesRead →
उस दर का दरबान बना दे या अल्लाह
Us Dar Ka Darban Bana De Ya Allah
- 029 versesRead →
ख़ुदा हम को ऐसी ख़ुदाई न दे
Khuda Hum Ko Aisi Khudai Na De
- 037 versesRead →
सिसकते आब में किस की सदा है
Sisakte Aab Mein Kis Ki Sada Hai
- 047 versesRead →
मोम की ज़िन्दगी घुला करना
Mom Ki Zindagi Ghula Karna
- 057 versesRead →
मुसाफ़िर के रस्ते बदलते रहे
Musafir Ke Raste Badalte Rahe
- 067 versesRead →
प्यार पंछी,सोच पिंजरा
Pyar Panchhi, Soch Pinjra
- 074 versesRead →
दुआ करो कि ये पौधा सदा हरा ही लगे
Dua Karo Ki Ye Paudha Sada Hara Hi Lage
- 087 versesRead →
किस ने मुझ को सदा दी बता कौन है
Kis Ne Mujh Ko Sada Di Bata Kaun Hai