main kal tanha tha khilqat so rahi thi
mujhe khud se bhi wahshat ho rahi thi

use jakda hua tha zindagi ne
sirhane maut baithi ro rahi thi

khula mujh par ki meri khush-nasibi
mere raste mein kante bo rahi thi

mujhe bhi na-rasai ka samar de
mujhe teri tamanna jo rahi thi

mera qatil mere andar chhupa tha
magar bad-nam khilqat ho rahi thi

baghawat kar ke khud apne lahu se
ghulami dagh apne dho rahi thi

labon par tha sukut-e-marg lekin
mere dil mein qayamat so rahi thi

ba-juz mauj-e-fana duniya mein 'mohsin'
hamari justuju kis ko rahi thi