Tanhayi:

Arz kiya hai…

Meri tanhayi badhti jaa rahi hai
Har pal khud se hi main poochta hoon,
Ke kaisa humsafar paya maine,
Jo saath ho kar bhi door lagta hai.

Raaton ki sannaataon mein teri yaadon ka nasha hai,
Aur din ki roshni mein bhi ek khamoshi ka jashn hai.
Dil ke kone mein ek khaali si jagah hai,
Jahan teri muskan ka aabha hi bas chhaya hai.

Har mod par dhoondta hoon tera saath,
Par zindagi ke raaste bas akela chhod gaye.
Kuch pal milte hain bas khushiyo ke sapne,
Aur phir laut aate hain yaadon ke dard ke saaye.

Kabhi socha tha, pyaar ka safar hamesha raushan hoga,
Par aaj sirf tanhayi aur adhoori khwahishen saath hain.
Jo humsafar tha, uske saath bhi ek doori ka ehsaas hai,
Aur jo door hai, uske liye dil bas bekaraar hai.

Chandni raaton mein bas teri yaadon ka saya hai,
Aur dil ka har kone sirf tere intezaar mein bhaya hai.
Na jaane kyun, har muskan ab adhoori lagti hai,
Aur har baat mein bas tanhayi ka gham chhaya hai.

Dil ke armaan phoolon ki tarah murjhate gaye,
Par yaadon ke saaye kabhi kam na hue.
Jo saath the, unki doori bhi ek dard ki kahani hai,
Aur jo door the, unka intezaar ek nasha hai.

Phir bhi, kuch umeed ki roshni dil mein jagi hai,
Ke shayad kal ek nayi subah le aaye.
Aur shayad samajh paunga ke kaisa humsafar paya maine,
Jo door ho kar bhi mere dil ke sabse kareeb tha.