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. !!