aap ki aankh se gahra hai meri ruh ka zakhm
aap kya soch sakenge meri tanhai ko

main to dam tod raha tha magar afsurda hayat
khud chali aai meri hausla-afzai ko [...]

tanhai ki gali mein hawaon ka shor tha
aankhon mein so raha tha andhera thaka hua

sine mein jaise tir sa paiwast ho gaya
tha kitna dil-kharash udasi ka qahqaha [...]

mujhe tum apni banhon mein jakad lo aur main tum ko
kisi bhi dil-kusha jazbe se yaksar na-shanasana

nashat-e-rang ki sarshaari-e-haalat se begana
mujhe tum apni banhon mein jakad lo aur main tum ko [...]

duniya luti to dur se takta hi rah gaya
aankhon mein ghar ke khwab ka naqsha hi rah gaya

us ke badan ka loch tha dariya ki mauj mein
sahil se main bahaw ko takta hi rah gaya [...]

wo kaisi tarik ghadi thi
jab mujh ko ehsas hua tha

main tanha hun
us din bhi sidha-sada suraj nikla tha [...]

shahr ki raat aur main nashad o nakara phirun
jagmagati jagti sadkon pe aawara phirun

ghair ki basti hai kab tak dar-ba-dar mara phirun
ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai wahshat-e-dil kya karun [...]