sar uthaya ishq ne to chot ek bhaari padi
ja ke is ke paon 'mohsin' apni khuddari padi

ab jo dekha donon hi na-qabil-e-tafsir the
raat ke jage huon par raushni bhaari padi

chahne walon ko hi hona pada hai sangsar
zinda rahne walon par hi zindagi bhaari padi

mere dukh ko ek hi pahlu ki lazzat thi aziz
ab jo karwat li to mujh pe aa ke bedari padi

wo samundar wo hawaen wo tazabzub aur wo aankh
jaan se jaane gae the aur gale yari padi

aashna hone se pahle ajnabi-pan kha gaya
ghar se pahle raste mein ghar ki rahdari padi

in dinon shayad main apni dastaras se dur hun
aaj to us ki nazar dil par mere kari padi