kathin tanhaiyon se kaun khela main akela
bhara ab bhi mere ganw ka mela main akela

bichhad kar tujh se main shab bhar na soya kaun roya
ba-juz mere ye dukh bhi kis ne jhela main akela [...]

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 [...]

kamre mein maze ki raushni ho
achchhi si koi kitab dekhun

darwaze par pahra dene
tanhai ka bhut khada hai

kaw kaw-e-sakht-jaani hae-tanhai na puchh
subh karna sham ka lana hai ju-e-shir ka

what constant pain this loneliness you may not believe
like from mountains drawing milk, is passing morn to eve [...]

hai aadmi bajae khud ek mahshar-e-khayal
hum anjuman samajhte hain khalwat hi kyun na ho