tanhaai ki dulhan apni maang sajaae baiThi hai — Kaif Ahmed Siddiqui

aaj kuchh aise shoale bhaDke baarish ke har qatre se
dhuup panaahein maang rahi hai bhige hue darakhton mein

tanhaaiyon ko saunp ke taarikiyon kaa zahr
raaton ko bhaag aae ham apne makaan se

khudaa maalum kis aavaaz ke pyaase parinde
vo dekho khaamushi ki jhiil mein utre parinde

'kaif' kahaan tak tum khud ko be-daagh rakhkhoge
ab to saari duniyaa ke munh par syaahi hai

sard jazbe bujhe bujhe chehre
jism zinda hain mar gae chehre

khushi ki aarzu kyaa dil mein Thahre
tire gham ne biThaa rakkhe hain pahre

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate