sanson ke is hunar ko na aasan khayal kar
zinda hun saaton ko main sadiyon mein dhaal kar

mali ne aaj kitni duaen wasul kin
kuchh phul ek faqir ki jholi mein dal kar

kul yaum-e-hijr zard zamanon ka yaum hai
shab bhar na jag muft mein aankhen na lal kar

ai gard-baad laut ke aana hai phir mujhe
rakhna mere safar ki aziyyat sambhaal kar

mehrab mein diye ki tarah zindagi guzar
munh-zor aandhiyon mein na khud ko nidhaal kar

shayad kisi ne bukhl-e-zamin par kiya hai tanz
gahre samundaron se jazire nikal kar

ye naqd-e-jaan ki is ka lutana to sahl hai
gar ban pade to is se bhi mushkil sawal kar

'mohsin' barahna-sar chali aai hai sham-e-gham
ghurbat na dekh is pe sitaron ki shaal kar