Tanhai — being alone in a room, in a crowd, in a century.
Fani lived inside this feeling — start with him.
ik muamma hai samajhne ka na samjhaane ka
zindagi kaahe ko hai khwaab hai deewaane ka
har nafas umr-e-guzashta ki hai miyyat Fani
zindagi naam hai mar mar ke jiye jaane ka
duniya meri bala jaane mehngi hai ya sasti
main khud bhi to nahin apna khareedaar zindagi
har haath mein ek roshan sa shaffaaf sa aaina hai
magar koi kisi ki aankhon mein nahin dekhta
neend aankhon se ruuTh ke kahin chali gayi hai
aur main hoon ye raat hai aur ek jalti screen hai
shahr so jaata hai par uski roshni nahin soti
har khiRki ek jaagti hui aankh ki tarah hoti hai
khudi ka nasha chaRha aap mein raha na gaya
khuda bana tha Yagana magar bana na gaya
ishq aazaad hai hindu na musalmaan hai ishq
aap hi dharm hai aur aap hi imaan hai ishq