jis ko raahat hai teri yaadon se — 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

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai

ai chaman vaalo chaman mein yuun guzaaraa chaahiye
baaghbaan bhi khush rahe raazi rahe sayyaad bhi

aataa rahaa huun yaad main us ko tamaam umr
is zaaviye se ishq mein naakaam kab huaa

usi ki tarah mujhe saaraa zamaanaa chaahe
vo miraa hone se zyaada mujhe paanaa chaahe

main agar TuuTaa to saaraa shahr bikhregaa 'nabil'
aisaa patthar huun fasil-e-shahr ki buniyaad kaa