Ehsas-e-nadamt

main is KHayal mein tha bujh chuki hai aatish-e-dard

bhaDak rahi thi mere dil mein jo zamane se

main is KHayal mein tha ho chuki hai aag wo sard

wo ek shola-e-dard-afrin mata-e-hayat

main is KHayal mein tha main use bacha na saka

guman ye tha ki wo ek shoala-e-hayat-afroz

hawa-e-paris-o-london ki tab la na saka

main sochta tha ki shayad bhula chuka hun tujhe

jo apne dil ki kahani tujhe sunana thi

wo apne saz-e-ghazal par suna chuka hun tujhe

kuchh aisa mujh ko guman tha tufail-e-marham-e-waqt

koi bhi ghaw ho ek roz bhar hi jata hai

zamana waqt ke parde pe har ghaDi shayad

naya tilism nai dilkashi sajata hai

jo hain rafiq-e-dil-o-jaan un aansuon ki qasam

tere huzur abhi tak jo bar pa na sake

jinhen hai tujh se siwa teri aabru ka KHayal

jo dil mein ruk na sake aur mizha tak aa na saka

mila hun aaj main tujh se to waswase ye tamam

miTe KHayal ki duniya se misl-e-naqsh-bar-ab

pata chala ki wo shoala bujha nahin hai abhi

bas itni baat hai ab jal raha hai zer-e-naqab

naqab-e-waqt-o-masafat ke do dabiz hijab

guzar gai teri furqat mein zindagi jitni

adn ki subh ki paris ki raat mein guzri

dil o nazar ke kisi wardat mein guzri

ki ek hasina-e-alam se baat mein guzri

faqat wo ek nadamat hai aur kuchh bhi nahin

aur aaj meri nadamat ka ye shadid ehsas

har ek sans mein mujh se sawal karta hai

hawas hai ishq se kitne qadam? do-chaar qadam?

kiya hai fasla un mein kai hazar qadam?

piccadily mein bhi hum yaad the tujhe ki na the

pigalle mein bhi KHalish koi dil mein thi ki na thi

wo sham thames ki ab bhi nazar mein hai ki nahin

ki jab hawas ki nazar par koi hijab na tha

wo sath-e-bahr pe raqsan jahaz ka arsha

aur us pe chaar taraf ek nur ka aalam

ki jaise barq-e-tajalli-e-tur ka aalam

walentia mein wo raqs-e-barahnagi ke tilism

teri nigah-e-tamasha ko kuchh jhijak to na thi

ye ek sawal ki jis ke hazar pahlu hain

main ek lamhe ko jab in pe ghaur karta hun

to sochta hun ki main tujh se ab malun na malun