Dil ki duniya ab khud mein saja li, Tanhaaiyon se dosti kar li, Jin logon ne chod diya tha akela, Unki yaadon ko bhi rukhsa kar li.
Tanha raho, lekin kamzor mat padho, Andheron mein bhi khud ko roshan rakho, Zindagi akeli sahi, lekin apni hai, Kisi aur ki mohabbat pe kab tak tum rakho?
Khaamoshi se baatein karna seekh liya, Tanhaiyon se muskaraana seekh liya, Jin logon ne chhoda tha raaste mein, Unki yaadon se jeena seekh liya.
Akele chalna seekh liya hai ab, Raste ab apne hi saathi hain sab, Zindagi ne jo sikhaaya dard se, Woh sabak ban gaya kalam ka lab.
Tanha dil ke kone mein chup kar ro liya, Jo kehna tha kab ka keh chuka tha, Ab na gila hai, na koi shikayat, Bas apne aap se hi rishta tod liya.
Jab tak tha saath, sab kuch tha rangin, Ab har pal hai khud mein gungin, Log kehte hain, "Akela mat ho," Par yeh dard hai, jo kisi se na ho bayaanin.
Ek khamoshi hai jo har raat roti hai, Har subah tanhaayein dhoondti hai, Dil mein basa tha jo pal bhar, Ab sirf yaadon mein dard chhodti hai.
Tere jaane ke baad sab kuch hai, Bas zindagi se zindagi hi gayi, Logon ke beech bhi tanha hoon main, Khud se bhi door ho gayi har wahi.
Log poochhte hain kyun udaas ho, Main kaise bataun kitna khaas ho, Jo dil tod ke chale gaye khudgarz, Ab akelapan hi meri aas ho.
Dilon mein chhupi baatein na keh paaye, Muskuraye par aansu chhup na paaye, Tanha reh ke sab kuch samajh aaya, Jo apna tha, woh kabhi apna tha hi nahi.
Waqt ke saath sab kuch badal gaya, Bas akelapan hi saath chal gaya, Jin par tha yakeen har mod pe, Woh hi sabse pehle nikal gaya.
Tanhaiyon ka dard bhi kya cheez hai, Jo hans ke jiya, wohi azeez hai, Sab ke beech bhi akele reh gaye, Bas khamoshi hi toh ab hamare saath hai.
