1/15: Bashir Badr

yahaan libaas ki qeemat hai

aadmi ki naheen

mujhe gilaas baDe de

sharaab kam kar de

here people respect the apparel

not the man

give me a bigger glass

you can reduce the wine

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

2/15: Bashir Badr

kabhi yuun bhi aa meri aankh mein

ki meri nazar ko khabar na ho

mujhe ek raat nawaaz de

magar is ke baad sahar na ho

sometimes, come to my eyes

without my sight knowing

grant me the favor of one night

that doesn’t have a dawn

Theme:Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

3/15: Bashir Badr

ajeeb shakhs hai

naaraaz ho ke hanstaa hai

main chaahtaa huun

khafa ho to woh khafa hi lage

what a strange man

who smiles though upset inside

i wish he looks angry

when he is angry within

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

4/15: Bashir Badr

kabhi din ki dhoop mein jhoom ke

kabhi shab ke phool ko chuum ke

yun hi saath saath chalen sada

kabhi khatm apna safar na ho

sometimes swaying in the sunshine

sometimes kissing evening flowers

let us walk together forever

may our journey never end

Theme:Home, Country & Belonging (23)

5/15: Bashir Badr

jise le gayi abhi hawa

woh waraq tha dil ki kitaab ka

kahin aansuon se miTa hua

kahin aansuon se likha hua

that which the wind swept away

was the paper of the heart's book

sometimes defiled by tears

sometimes written by tears

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

6/15: Bashir Badr

chaand sa misra akela hai

mere kaaghaz par

chhat pe aa jaao

mera sher mukammal kar do

a moon-like verse is

alone on the paper

walk up to the roof

and help complete my poem

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

7/15: Bashir Badr

mohabbat, adaawat

wafa, be-rukhee

kiraae ke ghar the

badalte rahe

love, hatred

faithfulness, indifference

it was a rented house

kept changing

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

8/15: Bashir Badr

mandir gaye masjid gaye

piron faqiron se mile

ek us ko paane ke liye

kya kya kiya kya kya hua

visited many temples and mosques

met with priests and saints

just to attain my beloved

what all i did, what all happened

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

9/15: Bashir Badr

be-waqt agar jaaunga

sab chaunk paDenge

ik umr hui din mein

kabhi ghar nahi dekha

if i go at an unexpected time

everyone will be shocked

it has been a lifetime and

i have not seen my home in daylight

Theme:Home, Country & Belonging (23)

10/15: Bashir Badr

jab se mein chala huun

meri manzil pe nazar hai

aankhon ne meri

meel ka patthar nahi dekha

from the time i started walking

my sights were fixed on the goal

my eyes didn’t notice

the milestones along the way

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

11/15: Bashir Badr

lahjaa ki jaise

subh ki khushbu azaan de

jii chaahta hai

main teri aawaaz chuum lu

your manner of inflection is like the

morning fragrance calling out to prayer

oh, my heart so desires

to kiss your voice

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

12/15: Bashir Badr

ujaale apni yaadon ke

hamaare saath rahne do

na jaane kis gali mein

zindagi ki shaam ho jaaye

let our bright memories

continue to stay with us

as who knows where

life’s evening might fall

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

13/15: Bashir Badr

kaaghaz mein dab ke

mar gaye keeDe kitaab ke

deewaana be-paDhe-likhe

mashhoor ho gaya

insects of the book

died, buried in paper

while the unschooled madman

became famous

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

14/15: Bashir Badr

agarche door ho tum

meri nazron se

to kya, tum mere dil ke

aur bhi kareeb ho gaye ho

even though you are

far away from my sight

so what, you have come

even closer to my heart

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

15/15: Bashir Badr

main baagh mein huun

talib-e-deedar kisi ka

gul par hai nazar

dhyaan mein rukhsar kisi ka

i am in the garden

longing for someone's sight

my gaze is on the flower

but someone's face in my focus

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)