sare lahje tere be-zaman ek main
is bhare shahr mein raegan ek main

wasl ke shahr ki raushni ek tu
hijr ke dasht mein karwan ek main

bijliyon se bhari barishen zor par
apni basti mein kachcha makan ek main

hasraton se ate aasman ke tale
jalti-bujhti hui kahkashan ek main

mujh ko farigh dinon ki amanat samajh
bhuli-bisri hui dastan ek main

raunaqen shor mele jhamele tere
apni tanhai ka raaz-dan ek main

ek main apni hi zindagi ka bharam
apni hi maut par nauha-khwan ek main

us taraf sang-bari har ek baam se
is taraf aainon ki dukan ek main

wo nahin hai to 'mohsin' ye mat sochna
ab bhatakta phirunga kahan ek main