jism ke is khandar ki tanhai
aur ye raat bhar ki tanhai

ek taswir bhi nahin ghar mein
uf ye diwar-o-dar ki tanhai

koi aahat na koi saya hai
har qadam hai safar ki tanhai

ek aalam ko hai samete hue
meri fikr-e-nazar ki tanhai

meri sanson mein bas gai jaise
jaan-o-dil ki jigar ki tanhai

kitni bezar hai ye mausam se
samar-awar shajar ki tanhai

dekhta hai nikal ke suraj roz
ye mere baam-o-dar ki tanhai

raat din rote hai dar-o-diwar
kha gai mujh ko ghar ki tanhai

zindagi ke safar mein ai 'arpit'
dekh li dar-ba-dar ki tanhai