bahut khaamosh rahtaa hai jo 'tanhaa' — Masood Tanha

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

dasht-e-ghurbat mein ham-safar na banaa
ham kai mehrbaan chhoD aae

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

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

be-sadaa si kisi aavaaz ke pichhe pichhe
chalte chalte main bahut duur nikal jaataa huun

ghamon ne gher liyaa hai mujhe to kyaa gham hai
main muskuraa ke jiyungaa tiri khushi ke liye

gham mujhe hasrat mujhe vahshat mujhe saudaa mujhe
ek dil de kar khudaa ne de diyaa kyaa kyaa mujhe