ye jaur ahl-e-aza par mazid karte rahe
sitam-shiar moharram mein id karte rahe

hamare dam se raha daur-e-baada-paimai
ki apne khun se hum mai kashid karte rahe

gila to ye hai ki jitne amir-e-shahr hue
gharib-e-shahr ko sab na-ummid karte rahe

kiya hai hum ne hamesha hi karobar-e-ziyan
ki sasta bech ke mahnga kharid karte rahe

kisi se shahr-e-khamoshan mein kahte sunte kya
hum apne aap se guft-o-shunid karte rahe

wo zer-e-khanjar-e-qatil na tha gulu koi
wo ek khayal tha jis ko shahid karte rahe

mera kalam to kya naqdin-e-fan 'mohsin'
kalam-e-haq mein bhi qata-o-burid karte rahe