*jub se us ne shehr ko chora hur rasta sunsaan howa
apna kia hai sare shehr ka ik jaisa nuQsaan howa
ye dil, asaib ki nagri muskan sochon wehmoon ka
soch rahi hoon is nagri mein tu kub se mehmaan howa
sehra ki moun zoor hawaein auron se munsoob hoein
muft mein hum awara there muft mein ghar veran howa
mere haal pe hairat kaisee durd k tanha mosum mein
pather bhee ru parte hain insaan tu phir insaan howa
itni dair mein ujre dil per kitne mehshur beet gay
jitnee dair mein tumko pa kur khone ka amkaan howa
kul tuk jis k gird tha raksaan aik anb-wah sitaron ka
aaj ussi ko tanha pa kur mae bohat hiraan howa
us k zakhm chupa k rakhiye khud us shaks ki nazroon mein
us se kaise shikwa kijeeay wo tu abhi nadaan howa
jin ashkoon k pehli loo ki hum be-Qaar samjhay thay
un ashkon se kitna rosha ik tareeQ makan howa
youn bhee kum amaiz tha Mohsin wo is shehr k logoon se
lekin mere samne aa kur aur bhee kuch anjaan howa
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