phir main hoon aur meri tanhai hai

phir main hun aur meri tanhai hai,
aur yeh kaun hai jis ne
teri yaad ki shamaa jalayi hai?

jab shaam ke saaye badhne lagte hain,
kuch aajeeb se jazbe bikherne lagte hain,

kabhi hathoon ki ser-sarahat pairo par,
kabhi sar ka ehsas kandhoon par,

kabhi tumhari behti taaiz sansein,
mil jaati hain meri saansoon mein,

kabhi tumahre badan ki khushbu,
samma jaati  hai meri saansoon mein,

yeh kis ehsaas mein kho jata hoon,
yeh kis khayal mein gumm ho jata hoon,

kabhi tumhare khanakte kah-kahe,
goonjte hain mere kanon mein,

kabhi tumhare aanshuon ki nami,
mehsoos hooti hai mere galon mein,

sharma kar yun kabhi
jhuke palkon se dekhna tera
aur achanak hath pakad kar,
ghabra kar baahon mein sametna tera,

phir tere badan ki khushbu,
aur sansoon ki garmahat mein,
tere khawabon mein kho jata hoon,
issi kash-ma-kash mein kuch dair soo jata hoon.

ekkayak tere hathoon ke sparsh se uth jata hoon,
aur phir main hoon aur meri tanhai hai,
yeh kaun hai jis ne teri yaad ki shamaa jalayi hai.