ek to qayamat hai is makan ki tanhai
us pe mar dalegi mujh ko jaan ki tanhai

tum ne to sitaron ko dur hi se dekha hai
tum samajh na paoge aasman ki tanhai

wo udhar akela tha hum idhar akele the
raste mein hail thi darmiyan ki tanhai

phir wahi charaghon ka rafta rafta bujh jaana
phir wahi sukut-e-shab phir wo jaan ki tanhai

dasht mein bhi kuchh din tak wahshaten to hoti hain
ras aane lagti hai phir wahan ki tanhai

koi bhi yaqin dil ko 'shad' kar nahin sakta
ruh mein utar jae jab guman ki tanhai