chup guzar jata hun hairan bhi ho jata hun
aur kisi din to pareshan bhi ho jata hun

sidha rasta hun magar mujh se guzarna mushkil
gumrahon ke liye aasan bhi ho jata hun

faeda mujh ko sharafat ka bhi mil jata hai
par kabhi bais-e-nuqsan bhi ho jata hun

apne hi zikr ko sunta hun harifon ki tarah
apne hi nam se anjaan bhi ho jata hun

raunaqen shahr basa leti hain mujh mein apna
aan ki aan mein sunsan bhi ho jata hun

zindagi hai to badal leti hai karwat 'shahpar'
aadmi hun kabhi haiwan bhi ho jata hun