naqsh pani pe banaya kyun tha
jab banaya to mitaya kyun tha

gae waqton ka hai ab rona kyun
aae waqton ko ganwaya kyun tha

baith jaana tha agar misl-e-ghubar
sar pe tufan uthaya kyun tha

meri manzil na kahin thi to mujhe
dasht-dar-dasht phiraya kyun tha

wo na hamdam tha na dam-saz koi
haal-e-dil us ko sunaya kyun tha

dur rahna tha jab us ko 'mohsin'
mere nazdik wo aaya kyun tha