Chaumukhi Tanhaayi

Ek baat samajh meiN aayi hai
Ye chaumukhi tanhaayi hai
Is samt chalooN, us samt chalooN
Jis samt chalooN gahraayii hai

Har shahr hai veeraN veeraN sa
Har shakhs hai hairaN hairaN sa
Har sham hai dhnudli dhundli si
Har shama hai dheemi dheemi si

Is shahr meiN ek saudayii hai
Ye shama jis nay jalayii hai
Ek baat samajh meiN aayi hai
Ye chaumukhi tanhaayi hai

Gul, bootay, saaghar, la’al-o-guhar
Rut, mausam,shayr, shams-o-qamar
But, sang, khuda, shamsheer-r-separ
Haq, raast, saza, zindan-o-zehar

Har rang meiN ek raa’nayii hai
Har raah meiN ek ruswaayi hai
Ek baat samajh meiN aayi hai
Ye chaumukhi tanhaayi hai

Ye rishtay , dost, shanasaayi
Sab apni dhun meiN phirtay haiN
Ye ishq, muhabbat, naaz-o-ada
Sab yuNhi man meiN bastay haiN

Sab naam-o-nasab parchaayi hai
Sab mehr-o-wafaa harjaayi hai
Ek baat samajh meiN aayi hai
Ye chaumukhi tanhaayi hai

Kuch dasht-o-jabal sar karnay haiN
Ek saadha sehraa baqi hai
Hai raah meiN chhotaa daldal bhi
Ek aag ka darya baaqi hai

Is paar na ek shaidaayi hai
Us paar na ek shaidaayi hai
Ek baat samajh meiN aayi hai
Ye chaumukhi tanhaayi hai