Masood Tanha

is baar ukhaD ja.enge aivan-e-siyasat
darban rahenge na ye darbar rahega

zakhm deta hai har koi 'tanha'
hausla bhi diya kare koi

shahr men raunaqen sahi 'tanha'
apne gaanv se mat kinara kar

dost hi khubiyan batate hain
dost hi khamiyan nikalte hain

yadon ke qafile men udasi thi ham-rikab
hijrat men tere shahr se 'tanha' nahin ga.e

ye tamasha sar-e-bazar nahin ho sakta
har koi mera kharidar nahin ho sakta

bahut khaamosh rahtaa hai jo 'tanhaa'
vo mahfil mein baraabar boltaa hai

bazm-e-yaaraan mein baiThtaa huun magar
meri jaanib harif dekhte hain

shahr mein raunaqein sahi 'tanhaa'
apne gaanv se mat kinaaraa kar

dost hi khubiyaan bataate hain
dost hi khaamiyaan nikaalte hain

ye tamaashaa sar-e-baazaar nahin ho saktaa
har koi meraa kharidaar nahin ho saktaa

yaadon ke qaafile mein udaasi thi ham-rikaab
hijrat mein tere shahr se 'tanhaa' nahin gae