phir wahi main hun wahi shahr-badar sannata
mujh ko das le na kahin khak-basar sannata

dasht-e-hasti mein shab-e-gham ki sahar karne ko
hijr walon ne liya rakht-e-safar sannata

kis se puchhun ki kahan hai mera rone wala
is taraf main hun mere ghar se udhar sannata

tu sadaon ke bhanwar mein mujhe aawaz to de
tujh ko dega mere hone ki khabar sannata

us ko hangama-e-manzil ki khabar kya doge
jis ne paya ho sar-e-rahguzar sannata

hasil-e-kunj-e-qafas wahm-ba-kaf tanhai
raunaq-e-sham-e-safar ta-ba-sahar sannata

qsimat-e-shair-e-simab-sifat dasht ki maut
qimat-e-reza-e-almas-e-hunar sannata

jaan-e-'mohsin' meri taqdir mein kab likkha hai
dubta chand tera qurb-e-gajar sannata