zikr nahin ye farzanon ka
qissa hai ik divanon ka
masco, paris aur london men
dekhe main ne tiin sharabi
surkh thiin ankhen ruuh gulabi
nashsha-e-mai ka taaj jabin par
fikr falak par paanv zamin par
be-khabar apni laghzish-e-pa se
ba-khabar apne ahd-e-vafa se
dukhtar-e-raz ke dar ke bhikari
apne qalb o nazar ke shikari
pi lene ke baad bhi pyase
jaam ki surat chhalke chhalke
abr ki surat halke halke
masti ki talvar uthae
fasl-e-gul chehron pe khilae
qadam qadam par bahak rahe the
mahak rahe the chahak rahe the
ek ne shayad whiskey pi thi
dusre ne shampain ki botal
tisare ne vo pighli chandi
vodka ki sayyal hasina
vo shai jis ki tabish-e-rukh se
shishe ko aa jaae pasina
main ne un nazuk lamhon men
ruh-e-bashar ko uryan dekha
ahd-e-khizan ka rang-e-paridan
rang-e-ahd-e-baharan dekha
zahir dekha pinhan dekha
zikr nahin ye farzanon ka
qissa hai ik divanon ka
raat ne apni kaali zaban se
khuun shafaq ke dil ka chata
chaar taraf khamoshi chhai
phail gaya har-su sannata
jannat-e-paris ke pahlu men
seine ki maujon ko niind aai
dasne lagi mujh ko tanhai
mai-khane men ja kar main ne
aag se dil ki pyaas bujhai
rind bahut the lekin vo sab
apne nashe men khoe hue the
jaag rahi thiin ankhen lekin
dil to sab ke soe hue the
koi nahin tha un men mera
men ye baitha soch raha tha
kab ye zalim raat kategi
kab vapas aaega savera
itne men ik qamat-e-raana
qadam qadam par phuul khilata
honton se maasum tabassum
ankhon se bijli barsata
mai-khane men jhuum ke aaya
naaz o ada ke daam bichhata
aish o tarab ki mahbubayen
nashsha-e-mai ki doshizaen
rah gaiin apni ankhen mal kar
aai qayamat chaal men dhal kar
sikkon ki jhankar pe gaati
sone ki talvar nachati
apne lahu men aap nahati
is nazuk lamhe men main ne
hirs-o-havas ko raqsan dekha
zad men nizam-e-zardari ki
ruh-e-bashar ko larzan dekha
majburi ko uryan dekha
zikr nahin ye farzanon ka
qissa hai ik divanon ka
gahre kohre ki lahron men
saara london duub gaya tha
lamhon ki raushan ankhon men
shaam ka kajal phail chuka tha
raat ki niili devi jaagi
din ke devta ko niind aai
dasne lagi mujh ko tanhai
mai-khane men ja kar main ne
aag se dil ki pyaas bujhai
us mahfil men sab hi kuchh tha
saaqi bhi aur pir-e-mughan bhi
sahba ki aghosh ke paale
tiflak-e-masti rind-e-javan bhi
ghaza o rang ki maashuqaen
jin ki latafat shab bhar ki thi
itr aur resham ki minaen
jin ki sahba lab bhar ki thi
aaj ka sukh thaa, kal ka dukh tha
aaj ki asha, kal ki nirasha
hans hans kar gham dekh rahe the
in jhuti khushiyon ka tamasha
na-ummidi ke kandhon par
rakkha tha ummid ka lasha
aaj vo le len, jo mil jaae
kal kya hoga kaun batae
aaj dilon ki shama jalaen
kal shayad ye raat na aae
aaj to mai ki kashti khe len
kal ye safina duub na jaae
aaj labon ka bosa le len
maut ka bosa kal lena hai
aaj dilon ka qarz chuka len
kal to sab kuchh de dena hai
is nazuk lamhe men main ne
ruh-e-bashar ko viran dekha
atom-bomb ke khauf ke aage
aql o khirad ko hairan dekha
saare jahan ko larzan dekha
zikr nahin ye farzanon ka
qissa hai ik divanon ka
dosh-e-hava par tariki ne
zulfon ke kham khol diye the
masco ki khamosh faza men
raat ki ankhon ke kajal ne
kitne jaadu ghol diye the
surkh o siyah makhmal ke uupar
shaam ke sayon ko niind aai
dasne lagi mujh ko tanhai
mai-khane men ja kar main ne
aag se dil ki pyaas bujhai
khush-fikron ka abr-e-baharan
jhuum pada tha mai-khanon par
bada-kashon ka rangin jhurmut
tuut pada tha paimanon par
saaz ki lai men tezi aai
nashsha-e-mai ki angdai ne
apna hasin parcham lahraya
chappa chappa zarra zarra
qatra qatra raqs men aaya
naghmon ke be-tab bhanvar ko
lab ke tukde chuum rahe the
raqs ke bekal girdabon men
jism ke tufan ghuum rahe the
chehron ki raushan qindilen
banhon ki dil-kash mehraben
raag nazar ki khamoshi ke
jumbish-e-mizhgan ki mizraben
is gardish men darham-barham
saara nizam-e-shams-o-qamar tha
pighal gae the chand aur suraj
mahfil-e-gul men raqs-e-sharar tha
raat ki peshani se jaise
taron ka jhumar tuut gaya ho
pir-e-falak ke haath se jaise
tasht-e-zamarrud chhut gaya ho
hire, nilam, laal aur moti
khaak pe jaise bikhar rahe hain
jaise kisi ke barham gesu
bikhar bikhar kar sanvar rahe hon
nashsha-e-mai ke sar par lekin
aql o khirad ka taaj dhara tha
duur se baitha baitha mujh ko
ek sharabi dekh raha tha
us ne hava men haath se apne
nanha sa ik bosa phenka
ik titli si udti aai
mere dil ke phuul ke uupar
kuchh kanpi aur kuchh mandlai
baith gai par jod ke donon
pyaar ke ras ko chuus ke utthi
aur miri janib se hava men
bosa ban kar phir lahrai
kuchh sharmai, kuchh itrai
aur sharabi mez se uth kar
raqs ke halqon se takrata
kashti ki surat chakrata
haath men apna jaam uthae
meri janib jhumta aaya
khandan khandan, nazan nazan
raqsan raqsan, pechan pechan
mauj-e-hava ko chumta aaya
meri zaban thi urdu, hindi
us ki zaban thi ruusi lekin
ek zaban thi aisi bhi jo
donon zabanon se pyari thi
donon jis ko bol rahe the
chand ishare chand tabassum
nazron ka khamosh takallum
harf yahi the, lafz yahi the
shahad jo dil men ghol rahe the
hind ki masti, ruus ka naqsha
donon ne ik jaam banaya
aur hava men us ko nachaya
saath hamare sab rindon ne
apne dilon ko haath men le kar
mere vatan ka jaam uthaya
ab jo main ne mud kar dekha
jashn na tha ye divanon ka
gird hamare amn ki devi
giit ki huren saaz ki pariyan
naghme aur avaz ki ladiyan
paris ki bad-bakht hasina
maghrur america ka sipahi
london ka badmast sharabi
aish o tarab ki mahbubaen
nashsha-e-mai ki doshizaen
ghaza o rang ki mashuqaen
itr aur resham ki minaen
‘hafiz’ aur ‘ghalib’ ki ghazlen
‘pushkin’ aur ‘tagore’ ki nazmen
kitne naaz aur kitni adaen
kitni shirin aur lailaen
kitne ranjhe, kitni hiren
kitne but, kitni tasviren
amn ki koshish aur tadbiren
mashriq o maghrib ki taqdiren
halqa bandhe naach rahi thiin
main ne is nazuk lamhe men
ruh-e-bashar ko nazan dekha
nashsha o raqs ke pech o kham men
pyaar ka jazba raqsan dekha
saare jahan ko khandan dekha
zikr nahin ye farzanon ka
qissa hai ik divanon ka
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