koi taaza lagaao zakhm dil par — Masood Tanha

shahr mein raunaqein sahi 'tanhaa'
apne gaanv se mat kinaaraa kar

dost hi khubiyaan bataate hain
dost hi khaamiyaan nikaalte hain

ye tamaashaa sar-e-baazaar nahin ho saktaa
har koi meraa kharidaar nahin ho saktaa

dasht-e-ghurbat mein ham-safar na banaa
ham kai mehrbaan chhoD aae

chup jo rahte hain to ye baat ghanimat jaano
varna ham log bhi ik hashr uThaa sakte hain

yaadon ke qaafile mein udaasi thi ham-rikaab
hijrat mein tere shahr se 'tanhaa' nahin gae

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

baadalon ne aaj barsaayaa lahu
amn kaa har faakhta rone lagaa

uDti hai khaak dil ke darichon ke aas-paas
shaayad makin koi nahin is makaan mein

ik shakl hamein phir bhaai hai ik surat dil mein samaai hai
ham aaj bahut sarshaar sahi par aglaa moD judaai hai

phir aaj ek ghazal keh ke main mo'attar huun
phir aaj zakhm kiye apne sandali main ne