Din kuchh aise guzarta hai koi

jaise ehsaan utarta hai koi

 

Dil mea kuch yu sambhalta hu gham

jaise zevar sambhalta hai koi

 

Aiana ( mirror) dekh kar tasali hue

ham ko is ghar mea janta hai koi

 

Ped ( tree) par pak gaya hai phal ( fruit) shayid

phir se patthar uchalta hai koi

 

Der se goojte hae sannate

jaise hum ko pukarta hai koi

GULZAR

Koi pathar ( stone) maar to deta

Hum kaha dewar ( wall) thea

 

Koi humhe pukar to leta

Hum kaha tayaar thea

 

Koi humhe rula deta

Hum kaha itne bezaar thea

 

Koi apna dil to deta

Hum akele par lachaar (weak) thea

KHALVAAT-E-LUDHIANVI

Maan ( heart) kuch bujne laga hai

Mujhe daar ( scared) lagne laga hai

Bulata hai koi aasman mea dekho

Mujhe ek khat sa mila hai

Tayari rakhta hu mae jaane ki

Koi mere ander hi mara hai

Ab simat kar meri bhahoo mea aa jao

Ki  saath chalege , safar lamba bada hai

KHALVAAT-E-LUDHIANVI

dil daba jaata hai kitna aaj gham ke bhaar se

kaisi tanhai tapakti hai dar o divar (door and wall) se

AKBAR HYDERABADI

bana rakkhi hain divaron pe tasviren parindon (birds) ki

vagarna (otherwise) hum to apne ghar ki virani (silence) se mar jaayean

AFZAL KHAN

unki hasrat ( desire) nahin main bhi nahin dil bhi nahin

ab to ‘beḳhud’ hai ye aalam meri tanhai ka

BEKHUD BADAYUNI

Akela Ho To Gaya Mae Kuch Aese

Saas Aati Hai Par Chali Jati Hai

KHALVAAT-E-LUDHIANVI

Chalna Akela Seekha Hi Nahi Maine

Chalta Ja Raha Hu Magar Ek Sath Ki Talaash Mea

KHALVAAT-E-LUDHIANVI

Tu Chood Deta Hia Akela Kiske Sahare Mujhe

Maine to Tujhse Koi Sikhwe ( complaints) Bhi Nahi Kiye

KHALVAAT-E-LUDHIANVI

Ik haveli hun uss ka dar bhi hun

Khud hi aangan ḳhud hi shajar (tree) bhi hun

Apni masti men bahta dariya hun

Mae kinara bhi hun bhanvar (center) bhi hun

Asman aur zamin ki vusyat (extend) dekh

Mae idhar bhi hun aur udhar bhi hun

Khud hi mae ḳhud ko likh raha hun ḳhat

Aur main apna nama-bar (postman) bhi hun

Dastan hun main ik tavil (long) magar

Tu jo sun le to muḳhtasar (short) bhi hun

Ek phaldar ( bearing fruits) ped (tree) hun lekin

Waqt aane pe be-samar ( fruitless) bhi hun

TEHZEEB HAFI

tanhai ke lamhat (moment)ka ehsas hua hai

jab taron bhari raat ka ehsas hua hai

NASEEM SHAHJAHANPURI

tum se mile to ḳhud se ziyada

tum ko akela paaya hum ne

IRFAN SIDDIQI

makan hai qabr (grave) jise log ḳhud banate hain

main apne ghar mea hun ya main kisi mazar (grave yard) mea hun

MUNEER NIYAZI

Kuch zaroorat se kam(less) kiya gaya hai

Tere jaane ka gham kiya gaya hai

Ta-qayamat (forever) hare bhare rahenge

Inn daraḳhton pe dam (blood) kiya gaya hai

Iss liye raushni mea thandak hai

Kuchh charaghon ko nam kiya gaya hai

Kya ye kam hai ki aḳhiri bosa (kiss)

Uss jabin (forever) par raqam (jewellery)kiya gaya hai

Paniyon ko bhi ḳhwab aane lage

Ashk (tears) dariya mea zam (wine) kiya gaya hai

Unki ankhon ka tazkira (remember) kar ke

Meri ankhon ko naam kiya gaya hai

Dhuul mea aT (mil) gaye hain saare ghazal

Itni shiddat se ram kiya gaya hai

Na neend aur na ḳhwabon se aankh bharni hai

Ki uss se hum ne tujhe dekhne ki karni hai

Kisi daraḳht (tree) ki hiddat ( force) mea din guzarna hai

Kisi charag ki chhanv mea raat karni hai

Vo phool aur kisi shaḳh par nahin khulna

Vo zulf sirf mere haath se sanvarni hai

Tamam naḳhuda sahil se door ho jaayen

Samundaron se akele mea baat karni hai

Hamare gaanv ka har phuul marne vaala hai

Ab us gali se vo ḳhushbu nahin guzarni hai

Tere ziyan (loss) pe main apna ziyan na kar baithoo

Ki mujh murid (student) ka murshid ‘( teacher) uvais-qarni’ (giving name) hai

TEHZEEB HAFI

khwab ki tarah bikhar jaane ko ji (dil) chahta hai

aisi tanhaye ki mar jaane ko ji chahta hai

IFTIKHAR ARIF

Mai wo dariya hu ki har bhodh bhwar hai jiske

Tumne acha hi kiya mujhse kinara karke

RAHAT INDORI

apne hone ka kuch na hone se hua

ḳhud se milna mera ik shaḳhs ke khone se hua

MUSAVVIR SABZWARI

zindagi yun hui basar tanha

qafila (fellow travelers) saath aur safar tanha

GULZAR

main hun dil hai tanhai hai

tum bhi hote achchha hota

FIRAQ GORAKHPURI

abb is ghar ki abadi (population) mehmanon (guests) par hai

koi aa jaaye to waqt guzar jaata hai

ZEHRA NIGAAH

ab to unki yaad bhi aati nahin

kitni tanha ho gayin tanhaiyan

FIRAQ GORAKHPURI

mujhe tanhai ki aadat hai meri baat chhoden (leave)

ye lije aap ka ghar aa gaya hai haat chhoden

JAVED SABA

itne ghane badal ke pechhe

kitna tanha hoga chand

PARVEEN SHAKIR

apne saaye se chaunk (shock) jaate hain

umr guzri hai is qadar tanha

GULZAR

ye sard raat ye awargi ye neend ka bojh

hum apne shehar mea hote to ghar gaye hote

UMMEED FAZLI

ek menfil mea kaye menfilen hoti hain sharik (included)

jis ko bhi paas se dekhoge akela hoga

NIDA FAZLI

ye intizar nahin shuma (include) hai rifaqat (friendly) ki

is intizar se tanhai ḳhobsoorat hai

ARSHAD ABDUL HUMID

maa ki dua na baap ki shafqat (kindness) ka saaya hai

aaj apne saath apna janam din manaya hai

ANJUM SALEEMI

kisi halat mea bhi tanha nahin hone deti

hai yahi ek ḳharabi meri tanhai ki

FARHAT EHSAS

musafir hi musafir har taraf hain

magar har shaḳhs tanha ja raha hai

AHMAD NADEEM QASMI

tanhaiyan tumhara pata pochhti rahin

shab-bhar (whole night) tumhari yaad ne sone nahin diya

WHATSAPP

Rat bhar dida-e-namnaak (tearfull tears) mea lehrate rahe

Saas ki tarha se aap aate rahe jate rahe

MAKHDOOM MAUDIN

tanhai mea karni to hai ik baat kisi se

lekin vo kisi waqt akela nahin hota

AHMAD MUSHTAQ

ik safina (ship) hai teri yaad agar

ik samundar hai meri tanhai

AHMAD NADEEM QASMI

koi bhi ghar mea samajhta na tha mere dukh sukh

ek ajnabi ki tarah main ḳhud apne ghar mea tha

RAJINDER MANCHANDA BANI

de hausle ki daad (encouragement) ke hum tere gham mea aaj

baithe hain menfilon ko sajaye tere baghair

ADEEL ZAIDI

main apne saath rehta hun humesha

akela hun magar tanha nahin hun

WHATSAPP

eid ka din hai so kamre mea pada hun ‘aslam’

apne darwaze ko bahar se muqaffal (lock) kar ke

ASLAM KOLSARII

zara der baithe thea tanhai mea

teri yaad ankhen dukhane lagi

ADIL MANSURI

ye kis maqam (position) pe laaye hai meri tanhai

ki mujh se aaj koi bad-guman (disloyal) nahin hota

WASEEM BARELVI

bheed tanhaiyon ka mela hai

aadmi aadmi akela hai

SABA AKBARABADI

kuchh to tanhai ki raton mea sahara hota

tum na hote na sahi zikr tumhara hota

AKHTAR SHIRANI

hum apni dhoop mea baithe hain ‘mushtaq’

humare saath hai saaya humara

AHMAD MUSHTAQ

saari duniya humea pehchanti hai

koi hum sa bhi na tanha hoga

AHMAD NADEEM QASMI

hichkiyan raat dard tanhai

aa bhi jaao tasalliyan de do

NASIR JAUNPURI

bheed ke ḳhauf se phir ghar ki taraf laut aaya

ghar se jab shehar mea tanhai ke dar se nikla

ALEEM MASROOR

tere jalvon ne mujhe gher liya hai aye dost

ab to tanhai ke lamhe bhi hasin lagte hain

SEEMAB AKBARABADI

jama (collect together) karti hai mujhe raat bahut mushkil se

subah ko ghar se nikalte hi bikharne ke liye

JAVED SHAHEEN

kis qadar bad-namiyan hain mere saath

kya bataun kis qadar tanha hun main

ANWAR SHUOOR

din ko daftar (office) mea akela shab bhare (whole night) ghar mea akela

main ki aks-e-muntashir (disorder reflection)  ek ek manzar mea akela

RAJINDER MANCHANDA BANI

vo nahin hai na sahi tark-e-tamanna (leaving desire) na karo

dil akela hai ise aur akela na karo

MAHMOOD AYAZ

hai aadmi bajae (instead) ḳhud ik mahshar-e-ḳhayal (judgment of thoughts)

hum anjuman (society) samajhte hain ḳhalvat (solitude) hi kyun na ho

MIRZA GHALIB

dar-o-divar (door & wall ) itne ajnabi kyun lag rahe hain

ḳhud apne ghar mea aḳhir itna dar kyuun lag raha hai

IFTIKHAR ARIF