
The Poet · 1935 to 1999
बशीर बद्र
Bashir Badr
Region
North India
Language
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.

Karuna
01कोई काँटा चुभा नहीं होता
Koi Kanta Chubha Nahin Hota
The clearest statement of karuna in this catalogue, begin here.
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Karuna
02पत्थर के जिगर वालों ग़म में वो रवानी है
Patthar Ke Jigar Walon Gham Mein Wo Rawani Hai
A shorter turn in karuna, 7 verses long.
Read the poem →7 verses
Karuna
03भीगी हुई आँखों का ये मन्ज़र न मिलेगा
Bheegi Hui Aankhon Ka Ye Manzar Na Milega
A shorter turn in karuna, 5 verses long.
Read the poem →5 versesFull Catalogue
Every composition, by mood.
68 entries · 4 rasas
View full catalogue →करुणा
Karuna
20 compositions
- 015 versesRead →
कोई काँटा चुभा नहीं होता
Koi Kanta Chubha Nahin Hota
- 027 versesRead →
पत्थर के जिगर वालों ग़म में वो रवानी है
Patthar Ke Jigar Walon Gham Mein Wo Rawani Hai
- 035 versesRead →
भीगी हुई आँखों का ये मन्ज़र न मिलेगा
Bheegi Hui Aankhon Ka Ye Manzar Na Milega
- 046 versesRead →
भूल शायद बहुत बड़ी कर ली
Bhool Shayad Bahut Badi Kar Li
- 056 versesRead →
ग़म छुपाते रहे मुस्कुराते रहे
Gham Chupate Rahe Muskurate Rahe
- 066 versesRead →
ये चांदनी भी जिन को छूते हुए डरती है
Ye Chandni Bhi Jin Ko Choote Hue Darti Hai
- 076 versesRead →
सर से चादर बदन से क़बा ले गई
Sar Se Chadar Badan Se Qaba Le Gayi
- 085 versesRead →
ख़्वाब इन आँखों से अब कोई चुरा कर ले जाये
Khwab In Aankhon Se Ab Koi Chura Kar Le Jaye
शान्त
Shanta
14 compositions
- 014 versesRead →
दुआ करो कि ये पौधा सदा हरा ही लगे
Dua Karo Ki Ye Paudha Sada Hara Hi Lage
- 027 versesRead →
किस ने मुझ को सदा दी बता कौन है
Kis Ne Mujh Ko Sada Di Bata Kaun Hai
- 036 versesRead →
है अजीब शहर की ज़िंदगी
Hai Ajeeb Shahar ki Zindagi
- 045 versesRead →
आस होगी न आसरा होगा
Aas Hogi Na Aasra Hoga
- 0511 versesRead →
चंद शेर
Chand Sher
- 069 versesRead →
ख़ुदा हम को ऐसी ख़ुदाई न दे
Khuda Hum Ko Aisi Khudai Na De
- 076 versesRead →
उस दर का दरबान बना दे या अल्लाह
Us Dar Ka Darban Bana De Ya Allah
- 087 versesRead →
सिसकते आब में किस की सदा है
Sisakte Aab Mein Kis Ki Sada Hai
शृंगार
Shringara
33 compositions
- 013 versesRead →
तेरा हाथ मेरे काँधे
Tera Hath Mere Kandhe
- 024 versesRead →
अभी इस तरफ़ न निगाह कर
Abhi Is Taraf Na Nigah Kar
- 038 versesRead →
मै कब कहता हूँ वो अच्छा बहुत है
Main Kab Kahata Hun Wo Achha Bahut Hai
- 047 versesRead →
वो थका हुआ मेरी बाहों में ज़रा
Wo Thaka Hua Meri Bahon Mein Zara
- 055 versesRead →
गुलाबों की तरह दिल अपना
Gulabon Ki Tarah Dil Apna
- 065 versesRead →
ख़ुश रहे या बहुत उदास रहे
Khush Rahe Ya Bahut Udaas Rahe
- 075 versesRead →
दूसरों को हमारी सज़ायें न दे
Dusron Ko Hamari Sazayen Na De
- 087 versesRead →
कभी तो आसमाँ से चांद उतरे जाम हो जाये
Kabhi To Aasman Se Chand Utre Jaam Ho Jaye


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