kabhi to baiThu.n hu.n ja aur kabhi uTh aata hu.n

manu.n hu.n aap hi phir aaphi ruTh jata hu.n

muamla to zara dekhiyo tu chahat ka

mujhe satawe hai wo us ko mai.n satata hu.n

ruka hua wo mujhe dekh kar jo bole hai

to bolta nahi.n mai.n us se sar hilata hu.n

par itne mei.n jo main sochu.n hun ye na ruk jawe

zaba.n pe apni bhi ik-adh harf lata hu.n

kahe hai dil ye ki aise se dosti hai abas

buraiyo.n ka jo us ki khayal lata hu.n

ye kah ke baiTh rahu.n hun jo apne ghar mei.n zara

to dil kahe hai ye ghabra ke mai.n to jata hu.n

jab apna haal ye dekhu.n hu.n mai.n to hona chaar

jhapaT ke pichhe se dil ke qadam uThata hu.n

bata tu 'mushafi' kya tujh ko ho gaya kam-bakht

kuchh in dino.n tera chehra taghir pata hu.n

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