safar mein yaad na aae koi thikana hamein
gham-e-zamana laga aisa taziyana hamein

amir-e-shahr ne kaghaz ki kashtiyan de kar
samundaron ke safar par kiya rawana hamein

jahan se sath zamane ko le ke chalna tha
wahin pe chhod gai gardish-e-zamana hamein

har ek samt khadi hain buland diwaren
tamam shahr nazar aae qaid-khana hamein

muluk-e-ham-nafasan dekh kar ye dhyan aaya
ki kash phir mile dushman wahi purana hamein

hawa-e-subh-e-dil-azar itni tez na chal
charagh-e-sham-e-ghariban hain hum bujha na hamein

nigah padti hai phir kyun parai shamon par
agar aziz hai 'mohsin' charagh-e-khana hamein