hum jo pahunche sar-e-maqtal to ye manzar dekha
sab se uncha tha jo sar nok-e-sinan par dekha

hum se mat puchh ki kab chand ubharta hai yahan
hum ne suraj bhi tere shahr mein aa kar dekha

aise lipte hain dar-o-baam se ab ke jaise
hadson ne badi muddat mein mera ghar dekha

ab ye socha hai ki auron ka kaha manenge
apni aankhon pe bharosa to bahut kar dekha

ek ek pal mein utarta raha sadiyon ka azab
hijr ki raat guzari hai ki mahshar dekha

mujh se mat puchh meri tishna-labi ke tewar
ret chamki to ye samjho ki samundar dekha

dukh hi aisa tha ki 'mohsin' hua gum-sum warna
gham chhupa kar use hanste hue aksar dekha