na puchh rabt hai kya us ki dastan se mujhe
bichhad gaya ki bichhadna tha karwan se mujhe

mere badan mein koi bhar de barf ke tukde
ki aanch aati hai raaton ko kahkashan se mujhe

kiraya-dar badalna to us ka shewa tha
nikal kar wo bahut khush hua makan se mujhe

sadaen jism ki diwar par karti hain
koi pukar raha hai magar kahan se mujhe

khada khada yunhi sar par kahin na aan gire
laga hi rahta hai ye dar bhi aasman se mujhe

ab us ki bari hai to us se kaise munh modun
kabhi to us ne bhi chaha tha jism-o-jaan se mujhe

mere iradon ko wo mujh se puchh kar 'afsar'
do-chaar kar gaya ek aur imtihan se mujhe