zara der baithe the tanhai mein
teri yaad aankhen dukhane lagi

dariya ki wusaton se use napte nahin
tanhai kitni gahri hai ek jam bhar ke dekh

ho jaegi jab tum se shanasai zara aur
badh jaegi shayad meri tanhai zara aur

kyun khul gae logon pe meri zat ke asrar
ai kash ki hoti meri gahrai zara aur [...]

zindagi yun hui basar tanha
qafila sath aur safar tanha

shahr ki bhid mein shamil hai akela-pan bhi
aaj har zehn hai tanhai ka mara dekho

kahin log tanha kahin ghar akele
kahan tak main dekhun ye manzar akele
gali mein hawaon ki sargoshiyan hain
gharon mein magar sab sanobar akele
numaish hazaron nigahon ne dekhi
magar phul pahle se badh kar akele
ab ek tir bhi ho liya sath warna
parinda chala tha safar par akele
jo dekho to ek lahar mein ja rahe hain
jo socho to sare shanawar akele
teri yaad ki barf-bari ka mausam
sulagta raha dil ke andar akele
irada tha ji lunga tujh se bichhad kar
guzarta nahin ek december akele
zamane se 'qasir' khafa to nahin hain
ki dekhe gae hain wo aksar akele