kisi ke samne izhaar-e-dard-e-jaan na karun
udhar udhar ki kahun zakhm-e-dil ayan na karun

laga ke aag badan mein wo mujh se chahta hai
ki sans lun to faza ko dhuan dhuan na karun

main us ko padhta hun injil-e-arzu ki tarah
samajh mein aae to mani har ek bayan na karun

ghazab hai mujh se tawaqqo zamana rakhta hai
ki pa-shikastagi mein ranj-e-raftagan na karun

ye hukm mujh ko mila qasr-e-khusrawi se ki main
fughan sunun magar andaza-e-fughan na karun

maze se soun agar hath aae sham-e-firaq
main ek lamha bhi is shab ka raegan na karun

utha ke sar pe phirun bar-e-arzu 'mohsin'
kamar ko kham main kabhi surat-e-kaman na karun