ye suḳhan jo meri zaban pe hai ye suḳhan hai us ka kaha hua
ye bayan jo hai mire naam se ye bayan hai us ka likha hua
vahi maili maili si chandni vahi dhundli dhundli si raushni
ye charagh koi charagh hai na jala hua na bujha hua
vahi ek yaad kiran kiran miri zindagi men hai zau-fagan
vahi ek chehra chaman chaman sar-e-dasht-e-jan hai khila hua
sar-e-rah kuchh na pata chala vo kahan gaya vo kidhar gaya
kahin naqsh-e-pa tha bana hua kahin naqsh-e-pa tha miTa hua
karun doston ko main nazr kya mire paas dam-o-diram kahan
vo jo dushmanon ka hisab tha vo to naqd-e-jan se ada hua
na kisi ki yaad ka naqsh hai na kisi ke ruḳh ka ye aks hai
ye na koi harf na lafz hai sar-e-ḳhak kya hai likha hua
mujhe ‘mohsin’ is ka gila nahin mujhe mal-o-zar jo mila nahin
jo hunar suḳhan ka mujhe mila vo kahan sabhi ko ata hua
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