na rudad apni kaha chahta hun
na auron ki biti suna chahta hun

khuda jaane kyon is se ji uth gaya hai
ab is bazm se main utha chahta hun

na kar dil-jalon se gulon ki hikayat
bas itna karam ai saba chahta hun

na rahmat kar ai tund-e-baad-e-hawadis
charagh-e-sahar hun bujha chahta hun

masarrat ki ghadiyan kahin bhulti hain
magar main unhen bhulna chahta hun

mera ghuncha-e-dil khuda hi khilae
nasim-o-saba ki dua chahta hun

adhura tha 'mohsin' mera naqsh-e-hasti
bana bhi na tha aur mita chahta hun