Tum nahin, bachpan ki zidd mein tum si kitni ladkiyaan,
ab paraaye daaman’on par kaadhti hain titliyaan. !
Dil mein tanhaai ka sannaata azaab-e hashr hai,
raat bhar bajti hain mere ghar ki saari khidkiyaan. !
Main shikasta aainon ke shehar mein phirta raha,
haath mein tera pata, paanv mein chubhti kirchiyaan. !
Doobne waalon ki aawaaz’en khalaa mein kho gayi,
log chunte hi rahe saahil se taaza seepiyaan. !
Hijr ke saare fasaane, sab bahaane, sach magar
kuchh masaa’el aur bhi the, uske mere darmiyaan. !
Roshni maangi thi, sunte hain buzurgon ne kabhi,
dhoondhti hain bastiyon ko ab bhi andhi bijliyaan. !
Ab lute laash’on, jale khemon ka pursa kis ko dein
reh gayi sehra mein bachchon ki adhoori hichkiyaan. !
Hum garebaanon se jayenge toh kya ‘Mohsin
mere doston ke haath toh reh jaayengi kuchh dhajjiyaan. !!
ab paraaye daaman’on par kaadhti hain titliyaan. !
Dil mein tanhaai ka sannaata azaab-e hashr hai,
raat bhar bajti hain mere ghar ki saari khidkiyaan. !
Main shikasta aainon ke shehar mein phirta raha,
haath mein tera pata, paanv mein chubhti kirchiyaan. !
Doobne waalon ki aawaaz’en khalaa mein kho gayi,
log chunte hi rahe saahil se taaza seepiyaan. !
Hijr ke saare fasaane, sab bahaane, sach magar
kuchh masaa’el aur bhi the, uske mere darmiyaan. !
Roshni maangi thi, sunte hain buzurgon ne kabhi,
dhoondhti hain bastiyon ko ab bhi andhi bijliyaan. !
Ab lute laash’on, jale khemon ka pursa kis ko dein
reh gayi sehra mein bachchon ki adhoori hichkiyaan. !
Hum garebaanon se jayenge toh kya ‘Mohsin
mere doston ke haath toh reh jaayengi kuchh dhajjiyaan. !!