zindagii yuu.N hu_ii basar tanhaa
qaafilaa saath aur safar tanhaa

apane saaye se chau.Nk jaate hai.n
umr guzarii hai is qadar tanhaaa

raat bhar bolate hai.n sannaaTe
raat kaaTe ko_ii kidhar tanhaa

din guzarataa nahii.n hai logo.n me.n
raat hotii nahii.n basar tanhaa

hamane daravaze tak to dekhaa thaa
phir na jaane gaye kidhar tanhaa

vo kaaT ke puraze u.Daa rahaa thaa
havaao.n kaa ruup dikhaa rahaa thaa

kuchh aur bhii ho gayaa numaayaa.N
mai.n apanaa likhaa miTaa rahaa thaa

usii kaa imaan badal gayaa hai
kabhii jo meraa Khudaa rahaa thaa

vo ek din ek ajanabii ko
merii kahaanii sunaa rahaa thaa

vo umr kar rahaa thaa merii
mai.n saal apane ba.Dhaa rahaa thaa

Quran haatho.n me.n leke naabiinaa ek namaazii
labo.n pe rakhataa thaa
dono.n aa.Nkho.n se chuumataa thaa
jhukaake peshaanii yuu.N aqiidat se chhuu rahaa thaa
jo aayat.n pa.D nahii.n sakaa
un ke lams mahasuus kar rahaa ho

mai.n hairaa.N-hairaa.N guzar gayaa thaa
mai.n hairaa.N hairaa.N Thahar gayaa huu.N

tumhaare haatho.n ko chuum kar
chhuu ke apanii aa.Nkho.n se aaj mai.n ne
jo aayate.n pa.D nahii.n sakaa
un ke lams mahasuus kar liye hai.n

shaam se aa.Nkh me.n namii sii hai
aaj phir aap kii kamii sii hai

dafn kar do hame.n ki saa.Ns mile
nabz kuchh der se thamii sii hai

vaqt rahataa nahii.n kahii.n chhupakar
is kii aadat bhii aadamii sii hai

ko_ii rishtaa nahii.n rahaa phir bhii
ek tasliim laazamii sii hai

saa.Ns lenaa bhii kaisii aadat hai
jiiye jaanaa bhii kyaa ravaayat hai
koii aahaT nahii.n badan me.n kahii.n
koii saayaa nahii.n hai aa.Nkho.n me.n
paa.Nv behis hai.n, chalate jaate hai.n
ik safar hai jo bahataa rahataa hai
kitane baraso.n se, kitanii sadiyo.n se
jiye jaate hai.n, jiye jaate hai.n

aadate.n bhii ajiib hotii hai.n

haath chhuuTe bhii to rishte nahii.n chho.Daa karate
vaqt kii shaaKh se lamhe.n nahii.n to.Daa karate

jis kii aavaaz me.n silvat ho nigaaho.n me.n shikan
aisii tasviir ke tuka.De nahii.n jo.Daa karate

shahad jiine kaa milaa karataa hai tho.Daa tho.Daa
jaane vaalo.n ke liye dil nahii.n tho.Daa karate

lag ke saahil se jo bahataa hai use bahane do
aisii dariyaa kaa kabhii ruKh nahii.n mo.Daa karate
vaqt kii shaaKh se lamhe.n nahii.n to.Daa karate

jis kii aavaaz me.n silvat ho nigaaho.n me.n shikan
aisii tasviir ke tuka.De nahii.n jo.Daa karate

shahad jiine kaa milaa karataa hai tho.Daa tho.Daa
jaane vaalo.n ke liye dil nahii.n tho.Daa karate

lag ke saahil se jo bahataa hai use bahane do
aisii dariyaa kaa kabhii ruKh nahii.n mo.Daa karate