Mirza Mahmood Baig Saaz Burhanpuri(01 Jul 1922 – 10 Oct 2010 ) was among very few legendary personalities of Burhanpur of last century .He had a multi facet personalities encompassing fields of literature (largely Urdu poetry), English journalism, acedemics ( urdu literature , English literature and Psychology ), public life (Politics , social work , public speaking ) and oratory and recitation in & compering of Mushairahs . His Contemporaries include Shakeel Badauni (his old Aligarian close friend ), Jaan Nisar Akhtar, Ali Sardar Jafri, Mansha ur rehman Khan Mansha (Nagpur),Aijaz Siddiqui (Editor of The Shair, Bombay), Sheri Bhopal ,Mahir ul Qadri, Dilawar Figar,Shauq Mahiri,Kaif Bhopali,Kaif Bhusawali,Qamar Bhusawali,Dr Khushtar khandwi,Qazi Hasan Raza Khandwi ,Mehmood Durrani (Burhanpur / Bombay),Raja Mehdi Ali Khan cine lyricist, Bombay ) ,Khalish Jafri (Mohd Ahmed Siddiqui(Burhanpur / Bombay),Kaifi Azmi,Majrooh Sultanpuri,Sahir Ludhianvi…some of them were his close friends ( yaar e ghaar aur ham niwala wa ham piyala)His female Contemporaries include Zaib un Nisa Zeb,Meena Qazi,Sabira Suroor,Nigar Sultana (Cine Actress). His collection of selected ghazals was published by Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy under the name of ” Taar e nafas ” (1995). His mention has also been made in ‘ Burhanpur meiN urdu nasr nigaari…maazi aur haal ke aaine meiN” by prof. Waseem iftekhar Ansari ( Nov 2012).
His kins include Masood Baig Tishna(elder son),a contemporary of urdu poet of eighties and nineties and Retd St Manager of Bank of Baroda, Indore) , Mrs Tilat Sultana Qureshi (daughter and Govt Lecturer, Bhopal) and Aasim Baig ( Younger son and a business man in Bhilai, CG).
GHAZAL
Laao apne dil ka kaaghaz us pe khuda ka naam likho.
Likhte rehna phir "Ramayan" sab se pehle " Ram'' likho.
Jaan o tan ka rishta aakhir jaan o tan ka rishta hai.
Likhdo apni jaan ko "Radhe" apne tan ko"Shyam" likho.
Khair se shar ke takrao ka qissa lamba chauda hai.
Is ke liye do lafz haiN kaafi" Raawan" likh kar" Ram" likho.
Behte paani par ashkoN ke baad meiN bipta likh dena.
Us ke patthar jaise dil par pehle apna naam likho.
Apne watan par sab ka haq hai phir ye kaisi ghaddaari.
Jis ka chaaho naam mita do jis ka chaaho naam likho.
Ulti Ganga jab beh nikle siidhe pan se kaam na lo.
Gul ko likhho khaar e saraapa , khaar ko gul andaam likho.
Jins e wafa ki naam se mere uuNchi qeemat maaNgo tum.
Aur mera sar neecha karke ghaata mere naam likho.
JaNg o aman ke maani badle tum bhi badlo apna rukh.
JaNg ko likh do" amn b daamaaN" amn ko" khuuN aashaam" likho.
Haq kehta huuN de do phaaNsi is ki kuchh parwah nahiN.
Lekin fard e jurm hai halki bhaari kuchh ilzaam likho.
" Saaz" ye mashq e tark e sukhan ki baat kuchh achchhi baat nahiN.
Jab tumheiN ilqaa ho koi jab bhi ho ilhaam likho.
(from collection of his ghazals - Taar e Nafas 1995 page No. 100)
This short treatise Compiled by : Masood Baig Tishna (his elder son)