mujh ko tanhaaiyon ne maaraa hai — Paraveen Rai

puchh kar kaun dil dukhaataa hai
haadse kab bataa ke hote hain

pahle zakhmon se ham navaaze gae
phir dilaasa diyaa gayaa ham ko

khaamoshi mein rahne vaale logon ko
sannaaTe ki guunj sunaai deti hai

us se hi to chalte hain kaarobaar gulshan ke
vo hi raat-raani hai vo hi gul-hazaara hai

mere ash'aar churaane vaalo
kyaa miraa dard churaa sakte ho

adhure rah gae ham is liye bhi
koi ham ko mukammal chaahiye thaa

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

vo lamha bhar ki mili khuld mein jo aazaadi
to qaid ho gae miTTi mein ham sadaa ke liye

havaa ki Dor mein TuuTe hue taare piroti hai
ye tanhaai ajab laDki hai sannaaTe mein roti hai

phailaa huaa hai jism mein tanhaaiyon kaa zahr
rag rag mein jaise saari udaasi utar gai