Taaruf-e-Tanha

Huzoor jabh se aap mera ehteraam karne lage
mere dushman bhi mujhse salaam karne lage

Hui hai jabse aapki nigaah-e-karam mujhpar
mehfilein mera zikar subah-shaam karne lage

Pehle jo guzarte bhi nahi the meri gali se
woh meri chaukat par khiyaam karne lage

Zyada na karein yoon inaayat-e-karam mujhpar
ke log bewajah aapko bhi badnaam karne lage

Kaise kehdoon ke main aaj bhi khada hoon tanha
hamare charche log shaher-tamaam karne lage

Yeh zaroori to nahi ke jeene ka koi sahaara ho
yeh zaroori to nahi ke hum jiske ho woh hamaara ho

Safina mohabbat ka gar doob jaaye to gham na karo
yeh zaroori to nahi ke har kashti ka kinaara ho

Himmat na haaro tum kabhi apni kisi nakaami par
yeh zaroori to nahi ke har haadsa phir dubaara ho

Jo shaqs pahunch jaaye aasmaan ki bulandiyon par
yeh zaroori to nahi ke woh asmaan ka sitaara ho

Kal jis apne ko tum chodh gaye the tanha
yeh zaroori to nahi ke aaj bhi woh tumhaara ho

Haaton par jo likha ho woh muqqadar nahi hota
mehnat na karo to kuch bhi mayassar nahi hota

Pehle amaal se bana apni duaon ko pur-asar
phir dekh kaise apni duaon ka asar nahi hota

Jo saath na de sake kabhi gham-e-dauraan
woh shaks kabhi kisika humsafar nahi hota

Aisi mehfil hi nahi abh is shaher mein
jahan subah shaam tera zikar nahi hota

Koi shikwa hi nahi mujhe apne tanha pan se
har saath chod dene waala sitamgar nahi hota

Zindagi jo mujhe muddaton aazmaati rahi
har lamha meri mushkilon ko badhaati rahi

Jeene ko to main yoon hi zindagi jeeta raha
main saans leta raha, woh karam farmaati rahi

Musibaton ka hans kar maine saamna jo kiya
woh mujhpar aur bhi musibatein dhaati rahi

Main uski nawazishon par muskuraata raha
aur woh tanzia mujhpar muskuraati rahi

Zindagi jeene ka saleekha na aaya mujhe
shayed isi liye woh mujhe sataati rahi

Ab to baakhi na rahi kisi cheez ki talab
des parades woh mujhe itna phiraati rahi

Kisko rafeeq samjhoon aur kisko raqeeb
apni parchai se bhi mujhe daraati rahi

Bhari mehfil mein khud ko mehsoos kiya tanha
mujhe har lamha yeh kiski yaad aati rahi

Yoon khadam ladkhadaate, to lutf aa jaata
woh nigaahon se pilaate, to lutf aa jaata

Yeh aur baat hai ke fiza hui meharbaan
woh khud naqaab uthaate, to lutf aa jaata

Haskar kiya unhone saari mehfil ko raushan
humein dekh kar muskuraate, to lutf aa jaata

Unke gesu ghanere, jo choom rahe the ruksaar ko
meri shaanon par lehraate, to lutf aa jaata

Na jaane kis raaste woh pahunch gaye wahan tak
meri rehguzar se jaate, to lutf aa jaata

Kaise kahenge hum, hai hamaari gazal mukammal
hum khud unhe sunaate, to lutf aa jaata

Har parwaana jalta hai, aur phir yeh kehta hai
thoda aur hume jalaate, to lutf aa jaata

Ehsaas dilaaya unhone, aakhir hum hai tanha
maiyyat mai agar aate, to lutf aa jaata