main ek musafir-e-tanha mera safar tanha
dayar-e-ghair mein phirta hun dar-ba-dar tanha

mere khilaf tamam aandhiyan zamane ki
main ek charagh sadaqat ki rah par tanha

hai ek bhid magar koi bhi rafiq nahin
main sochta hun ki main bhi hun kis qadar tanha

na mete mit sakin tanhaiyan muqaddar ki
ki rah ke bagh mein bhi hai shajar shajar tanha

tere bhi sine mein apnon ka dard jagega
dayar-e-ghair mein koi to sham kar tanha

koi to badh ke ye kahta ki rah-rawan-e-watan
hai karwan-e-mohabbat ka rahbar tanha

chaman mein gunje sada bhi to kis tarah gunje
parinda shakh pe bola to hai magar tanha

bade muhib nazar aae haal-o-mustaqbil
jab apne mazi ko socha hai baith kar tanha

nigah pukhta hai jis ki wahi kharidega
hai sang-rezon ke bazar mein 'guhar' tanha