Tanhai

subh ka hansta sitara tanha

kaun jaane raat bhar kis karb se guzra hai

in ghane peDon se lambe tez danton wale ifrit nikal kar

TeDhi Tangon bad-numa pairon se komal chandni ke farsh par nache

khurdure hathon se phulon ke jigar chaak kiye

apni nazron ki siyahi se nikharte hue rangon ke charaghon ko bujhaya

apne nafrat-bhare sanson ki bhaDakti hui aatish mein mohabbat ki mahakti

hui sandal ko bhasm kar Dala

subh ka hansta sitara tanha

kaun jaane din bhar ab kis aag ke dariya se guzre

aaftab apni damakti rath mein

shab ke ifriton ko masnad par biThaega

to sachchai ke phulon par bhi moTi dhul jam jaegi

aankhen pathra jaengi

rangon ka tamasha to rahega

bas uD jaegi

koi zahr ka pyala na honTon se lagaega

sitara sham ko apne lahu mein phir nahaega