Tanhai ke baad

jhankta hai teri aankhon se zamanon ka KHala
tere honTon pe musallat hai baDi der ki pyas

tere sine mein raha shor-e-bahaaran ka KHarosh
ab to sanson mein na garmi hai na aawaz na bas

tu ne ek umr se bazu bhi nahin phailae
phir bhi banhon ko hai sadiyon ki thakan ka ehsas

tere chehre pe sukun khel raha hai lekin
tere sine mein to tufan garajte honge

bazm-e-kaunain teri aankh mein viran sahi
tere KHwabon ke mahallat to samjhe honge

garche ab koi nahin koi nahin aaega
phir bhi aahaT pe tere kan to bajte honge

waqt hai nag tere jism ko Dasta hoga
yaKH kar tujh ko hawaen bhi bipharti hongi

sab tere sae ko aaseb samajhte honge
tujh se ham-joliyan katra ke guzarti hongi

kitni yaaden tere ashkon se ubharti hongi
zindagi har nae andaz ko apnati hai

ye fareb apne liye jal nae bunta hai
raqs karti hai tere honTon pe halki si hansi

aur ji ko koi ruh ki tarah dhunta hai
lakh pardon mein chhupa shor-e-aziyyat lekin

dil tere dil ke dhaDakne ki sada sunta hai
tera gham jagta hai dil ke nihan-KHanon mein

teri aawaz se sine mein fughan paida hai
teri aankhon ki udasi mujhe karti hai udas

teri tanhai ke ehsas se dil tanha hai
jagti to hai to thak jati hai aankhen meri

zaKHm jalte hain tere dard mujhe hota hai