Tanha dil, tanha safar, Zindagi hai ek udaas nazar, Jo dard diya tune khushi samajh kar, Woh ban gaya mera humsafar.
Log toh bas baatein banate hain, Akele rehne wale kya jaanein, Jo dil se guzarti hai har shaam, Woh khud bhi kabhi kisi ko na batayein.
Kabhi muskaraata tha tere saath, Aaj tanha hoon teri yaadon ke saath, Zindagi ka fasana badal gaya, Ab har pal hai sirf khamoshi ke paas.
Akele chalne ki aadat ho gayi hai, Ab kisi ka intezaar nahi hota, Jo saath rehkar bhi samajh na paaye, Unka hona bhi toh ab farak nahi hota.
Tanha hoon, lekin kamzor nahi, Har dard mera ek geet bana, Jo socha tha saath chalega koi, Woh khud meri tanhaayi ka sabab bana.
Tanhaaiyon mein baatein bhi ab chhup jaati hain, Har khushi bhi aansuon mein ulajh jaati hai, Jis raah par kabhi chala tha kisi ke saath, Aaj wahi raah mujhe rulati hai.
Waqt ke saath sab kuch chhota lagta hai, Apna pan bhi ek dhoka lagta hai, Jo dil mein tha sabse khaas, Wahi aaj sabse zyada ajnabi lagta hai.
Zindagi ke safar mein bas akele reh gaye, Log aaye, haseen pal de gaye, Par koi thama nahi haath kabhi, Sab bas yaadein de kar chale gaye.
Akelepan ka matlab tab samjha, Jab sab apne paraye ban gaye, Muskurahat jhoothi si lagne lagi, Aur aansu bhi saje ban gaye.
Tanhaai ab dost si lagti hai, Har raat bas usi se baatein hoti hain, Jo chhod gaye beech raaste mein, Unki yaadein aaj bhi zakhm deti hain.
Akele baitha hoon dil ki galiyon mein, Yaadon ke jhoonke chal rahe hain hawaaon mein, Jin palon mein kabhi khushi thi meri, Aaj wohi pal ro rahe hain tanhaaiyon mein.
Rishte banaye toh the dil se, Par sabne nibhaya zarurat se, Aaj jo bhi saath tha kal gaya, Akelepan se mila asliyat se.
Kisi se kuch kehna bhi ab mushkil lagta hai, Apni hi soch ka bojh bhari lagta hai, Jo hamesha haste the sabke beech mein, Woh aaj khamoshi se dosti kar chuka hai.
Akele rehne ka dard sab nahi samajh sakte, Har hansi ke peeche aansu chhup nahi sakte, Jinhe hum apna samajh baithe the kabhi, Woh hi aakhir mein sabse door nikal gaye.
Akele rehna hi ab naseeb ban gaya, Har rishte ka matlab ajeeb ban gaya, Jo socha tha pyaar hoga har mod par, Woh sirf ek khwab ka lab ban gaya.
Dil ki tanhaayi sirf main jaanta hoon, Khaamosh raahon mein kya kho gaya hoon, Jin logon ke liye sab kuch tha, Aaj unka naam bhi main bhool gaya hoon.
Tanha dil ka kya haal batayein, Khwabon mein bhi ab dard hi aayein, Jo hamesha haste the doston mein, Woh aaj khud se bhi aansu chhupayein.
Akele ho kar bhi zinda hoon main, Zakhmon ka geet likhta hoon main, Jin logon ne bhool gaya mujhe, Unke liye har din jeeta hoon main.
Kabhi kabhi akele chalna zaroori hota hai, Tanha rehkar hi toh asli chehra dikhayi deta hai, Logon ke beech toh har koi khush hota hai, Akelepan mein hi asli sachai milti hai.
Tanhaiyon se keh diya ab dosti ho gayi, Ab na koi aayega, na koi ro gaya, Jo tha kabhi apna, woh kahin kho gaya, Bas dard ke saaye mein sab kuch so gaya.
