bina-e-ishq hai bas ustuwar karne tak
falak ko chain kahan phir ghubar karne tak

ye kab kaha ki bharosa nahin hai wade par
main ji sakunga tera intizar karne tak

khabar na thi wo mujhe qatl karne aaya hai
main us ko dost samajhta tha war karne tak

phir is ke baad kahan imtiyaz-e-daman-o-dil
junun hai shauq faqat ikhtiyar karne tak

wo khu-e-ishq basi hai hamari fitrat mein
ki sath dete hain hum jaan nisar karne tak

kuchh is se pahle hi aa jae meri zist ki sham
hayat waqf ho jab din shumar karne tak

mere qabile ka 'mohsin' ye qaul-e-faisal hai
ki zulm zulm hai sabr ikhtiyar karne tak