miri tanhaai mujh se kahti hai — Asif Jaanif

main tumhaare baghair aisaa huun
jis tarah diin hai nabi ke baghair

tu khudaa se bhi duur hai laDki
aur dil kaaein kaaein kar rahaa hai

ye kaise log tire aas-paas ghumte hain
inhein to dekh ke meraa dimaagh ghumtaa hai

udaas logon ke maathon ko chumte rahnaa
unhi ki vajh se bar-'aks ho gae tum log

hamein bannaa paDegaa alien varna mire pyaare
tujhe bhi khaaegaa aadam mujhe bhi khaaegaa aadam

mujhe malaal nahin teri bevafaai kaa
main apne aap se aankhein nahin milaa saktaa

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

jaane main kaun thaa logon se bhari duniyaa mein
meri tanhaai ne shishe mein utaaraa hai mujhe

main apni khushiyaan akele manaayaa kartaa huun
yahi vo gham hai jo tujh se chhupaa huaa hai miraa

jab se us ki aankh mein aansu dekhe hain
tab se mujh ko paani se Dar lagtaa hai