ik tanhaa be barg shajar kaun mujhe dukh de saktaa hai
— Wazir Agha
Kaun mujhe dukh de saktaa hai
Dukh to mere andar kee kisht veeraan kaa
Ik tanaa be-barg shajar hai
Rut kee naazuk laanbee poren
Kirnen khushboo chaap havaa.en
Jismon par jab rengne phirne lagtee hain
Mere andar dukh kaa soyaa peD bhee jaag uThtaa hai
Tang masaamon ke ghurfon se
Lambee naazuk shaakhen phan phailaa kar
Tan kee andhee shiryaanon men qadam qadam chalne lagtee hain
Sharyaanon se ragon ragon se nason ke andar tak
Jaane lagtee hain
Phir wo garm lahoo men mil kar
Ik ik baal kee jaD tak phailtee jaatee hain
Aur ye meraa sadiyon puraanaa maskan khaakee maskan
Khud bhee ek shajar ban jaataa hai
Vaqt kee qatra qatra Tapaktee
Surkh zabaan kee nok pe aa kar
Jam jaataa hai
Kaun mujhe dukh de sakta hai
Dukh to mere andar ki kisht viran ka
Ek tana be-barg shajar hai
Rut ki nazuk lanbi poren
Kirnen KHushbu chap hawaen
Jismon par jab rengne phirne lagti hain
Mere andar dukh ka soya peD bhi jag uThta hai
Tang masamon ke ghurfon se
Lambi nazuk shaKHen phan phaila kar
Tan ki andhi shiryanon mein qadam qadam chalne lagti hain
Sharyanon se ragon ragon se nason ke andar tak
Jaane lagti hain
Phir wo garm lahu mein mil kar
Ek ek baal ki jaD tak phailti jati hain
Aur ye mera sadiyon purana maskan KHaki maskan
KHud bhi ek shajar ban jata hai
Waqt ki qatra qatra Tapakti
SurKH zaban ki nok pe aa kar
Jam jata hai