jaagtaa huun main ek akelaa duniyaa soti hai — Shahryar

dil mein rakhtaa hai na palkon pe biThaataa hai mujhe
phir bhi ik shakhs mein kyaa kyaa nazar aataa hai mujhe

chal chal ke thak gayaa hai ki manzil nahin koi
kyuun vaqt ek moD pe Thahraa huaa saa hai

zabaan mili bhi to kis vaqt be-zabaanon ko
sunaane ke liye jab koi daastaan na rahi

safar kaa nashsha chaDhaa hai to kyuun utar jaae
maza to jab hai koi lauT ke na ghar jaae

har taraf apne ko bikhraa paaoge
aainon ko toD ke pachhtaaoge

bataaun kis tarah ahbaab ko aankhein jo aisi hain
ki kal palkon se TuuTi niind ki kirchein sameTin hain

jise samjhaa hai tu ai sang-dil mai-khvaariyaan meri
tire khalvat-kade mein hain vo shab-bedaariyaan meri

khud apnaa saath bhi chubhne lagaa thaa
ajab tanhaai ki aadat hui thi

ham ne apni si ki bahut lekin
maraz-e-ishq kaa ilaaj nahin

main kashti mein akelaa to nahin huun
mire hamraah dariyaa jaa rahaa hai

jism ne ruh-e-ravaan se ye kahaa turbat mein
ab mujhe chhoD ke tanhaa tu kahaan jaati hai

main apne saath rahtaa huun hamesha
akelaa huun magar tanhaa nahin huun