dasht-e-ghurbat mein ham-safar na banaa — Masood Tanha

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

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

kaun jaane ki uDti hui dhuup bhi
kis taraf kaun si manzilon mein gai

bas dariche se lage baiThe rahe ahl-e-safar
sabza jaltaa rahaa aur yaad-e-vatan aati rahi