manzil-o-samt-e-safar se be-khabar na-ashna
ham-safar mujh ko mila kaisa safar na-ashna

sare hi chehre sabhi diwar-o-dar na-ashna
lag raha hai mujh ko sara hi nagar na-ashna

shama ek na-mahram-e-asrar-e-shab hangam-e-sham
ek sitara aakhir-e-shab aur sahar na-ashna

mauj-e-tez-o-tund se athkheliyan karti hui
apne barg-o-bar se shakh-e-shajar na-ashna

ye to duniya hai badalti rahti hai us ki nazar
jis qadar ye aashna hai us qadar na-ashna

us nigah-e-naz ko apni taraf samjha kiye
munkashif phir ye hua hum the nazar na-ashna

kya jhukega ab kisi ke dar pe 'mohsin' apna sar
zindagi bhar to raha sajde se sar na-ashna