khud se na-khush ghair se bezar hona tha hue
hum ko gard-e-kucha-o-bazar hona tha hue

jin ki sari zindagi darbar-dari mein kati
un ko ruswa bar-sar-e-darbar hona tha hue

hum mein kuchh rindan-e-khush-auqat aise the jinhen
jaanashin-e-jubba-o-dastar hona tha hue

hum kabhi shamshir-e-jauhar-dar the lekin hamein
dast-e-nahanjar mein talwar hona tha hue

apna ghar ji khol kar taraj karna tha kiya
apne hathon khud hamein mismar hona tha hue

jin ko sari zindagi zom-e-masihai raha
un ko aakhir ek din bimar hona tha hue

tum sar-e-sahil dubo baithe ho 'mohsin' kashtiyan
jin safinon ko samundar par hona tha hue