apne andar se jo bahar nikle
khud-numai ka samundar nikle

ab sazaen hi muqaddar thahrin
taziyanon ke sana-gar nikle

aise bhi log hain is shahr mein jo
dhup mein barf pahan kar nikle

fakhtaon ka tamaskhur tauba
chiyuntiyon ke bhi ajab par nikle

hath jab qabza-e-shamshir pe ho
kyun na maqtal mein dilawar nikle

khinch do dar pe dil-daron ko
shahryaron ka zara dar nikle

jis bhi diwar mein dar karta hun
wahi diwar pas-e-dar nikle

kashtiyan chhod ke dariyaon mein
regzaron se shanawar nikle

aandhiyon mein bhi khade hain ab tak
hum darakhton se qad-awar nikle

bhik us shahr mein hum kya mangen
jis ke hatim bhi gadagar nikle

panw mein bandh ke ghunghru 'mohsin'!
chand qabron ke mujawir nikle