karen hain nauha abas dekh dostan tanha adam se aae the tanha chale wahan tanha nasim-e-subh hai lag chalne mein har ek yahan nikaliye ghar se na jun mehr mehrban tanha kiya hai shauq ne parwana shama-e-aiman ka talab mein us ki hun shab-gard jaan-fishan tanha nikalti kash na baize se andalib apne hui asir-e-qafas bhi to aah yan tanha hamein to aks bhi apna nazar nahin aata wo tira-bakht hain hum zer-e-asman tanha ghubar ho ke mera gard-o-baad kis ke liye phire hai dasht mein har-su dawan-dawan tanha wo apne sae ke hote hijab karta hai khat us ko dijiyo qasid mile jahan tanha hamein bhi zer-e-falak apni jaan bhaari hai habab hi nahin hasti se sargiran tanha phiren hain baal-fishan bulbulon ke jhund ke jhund bhali lage hai kise sair-e-bostan tanha saba mile kahin gar qafila to kijo khabar bhatak-bhatak koi roe hai kar fughan tanha nahin sharik bure waqt ka kisi ke koi pada karahe hai raaton ye na-tawan tanha hua nasib ye sahra-e-bekasi ai wae falak ne la mujhe warid kiya kahan tanha nikal gaya tere hathon kahan hai yan 'fidwi' wo howega kisi jangal mein khasta-jaan tanha