kyooN Khilwat-e-Gham meN rahte ho, kyooN gosha_nashiiN bekaar hue ?

kyooN Khilwat-e-Gham meN rahte ho, kyooN gosha_nashiiN bekaar hue ?
aakhir tumheiN sadmaa kyaa poNhcha, kyaa soch ke Khud aazaar hue ?

kyooN saaf kushaada rastoN par, tum ThokareN khaate phirte ho ?
kyooN tiira-o-taar sii galiyoN meN, tum aan ke Khush_raftaar hue ?

kyooN rastaa chhoRh ke chalte ho, kyooN logoN se katraate ho ?
kyooN chalte-phirte apne liye, tum aap hi ik deewaar hue ?

kyaa uTh'te baiTh'te sochte ho, kyaa likhte paRhte rahte ho ?
is umr meN ye be_kaifii kyooN, kis vaaste nek_atwaar hue ?

kyooN aise safar par nikle ho, maNzil nahiiN jis kii bhii ko_ii ?
kyooN raah pe aisii chalte ho, saaye bhii jahaaN diiwaar hue ?

kyooN tark-e-alaa'iq ko tum ne, samjha hai ilaaj-e-Gham aaKhir ?
dekho to ''wali-soofi'' bhii yahaaN, kis ThaaT ke duniya_daar hue

maayoosii-e-paiham se tum ne, yaaraana ye kaisa gaaNTha hai
andoh-o-alam the jitne bhii, aakhir vo gale kaa haar hue

is kalba-e-ehzaaN se hargiz, ubhrega na sooraj ko_ii bhii
kab khaak sitaara baar hu_ii, kab saaye sahar aasaar hue

kab sub'h ke naale kaam aaye, kyaa girya-e-niim shabii se mila
is qariya-e-Khwaab faroshaaN meN, tum kis ke liye bedaar hue ?

bekaar ulajhte rahte ho, kyooN ulTii-seedhii baatoN meN
ye mar'hale vasl-o-hijraaN ke, ab aise bhii kyooN dushwaar hue ?

us kooche kii raah to batlaa'o, jis kooche meN jaana mushkil hai
us shakhs ka naam to batlaa'o, tum jis ke liye beemaar hue

"Mushfiq" ne ye baateN sun ke kaha, baateN na hu'iiN ash'aar hue
ye dard baTaane vaale bhii, kis shaan ke Khush_guftaar hue

sad shukr ke Khush_asloobii se, takmeel ko poNhchii rusvaa'ii
mohtaaj-e-duaa the jo khud hii, aakhir vo mere Gham_khwaar hue