Wafa meN ab yeh hunar ikhtiyaar karna hai

Wafa meN ab yeh hunar ikhtiyaar karna hai
Woh sach kahay na kahay aaitebaar karna hai

Yeh tujh ko jaagtay rahnay ka shouq kab say huaa?
Mujhay to khair teraa intezaaar karna hai

Hawa ki zad meN jalanay haiN ansoN kay chiraagh
Kabhi yeh jashan sar E rahguzaar karna hai

Woh muskura kay naye waswasoN meN daal gaya
Khayaal tha K usay sharamsaar karna hai

Misaal E shaakh E barhana khizaN ke rut meN kabhi
Khud apnay jism ko be – barg O baar karna hai

Teray firaaq meN din kiss tarah kattaiN apnay
K shuGhal E shab to sitaray shumaar karna hai

Chalo yeh ashak hi moti samajh kay baich aayaiN
Kissi tarah to hamaiN rozgaar karna hai

Kabhi to dil meN chhupay zakhm bhi numayaaN hoN
Qaba samajh kay badan taar taar karna hai

Khuda khabar yeh koi zid K shouq hai ‘Mohsin’
Khud apni jaan kay dushman say payaar karna hai

Jab bhi hansne ke zamaane aaye

Jab bhi hansne ke zamaane aaye
Zakhm phir yaad puraane aaye
Baar-ha unko manaaya to hamein
RooTh jaane ke bahaane aaye
Phir mujhe toot ke chaaha usne
Phir bichhaRne ke zamaane aaye
Muskuraa kar hamein milne waale
Zindagi bhar ko rulaane aaye
Kitni mahroom thiN neendein unki
Khaab bhi jin ko jagaane aaye
Teri chahat ne Thaharne na diya
Raah mein kitne thikaane aaye
Tu nahi hai to hawa ka jhoNka
Ghar ki zanjeer hilaane aaye
Dil bujhaa hai na jale hain kheeme
Aap kyuN jashn manaane aaye
Isi ummeed pe jaago yaaro!
Ab woh kis waqt na jaane aaye
Raas aaya jinhein sehra ‘Muhsin’
Unki qismat mein khazaane aaye
(Mohsin Naqvi)