abhi hai un ki jafaaon ki ik chubhan baaqi — Mohammad Daood Mohsin

"ham se lamhaat khushi ke bhi sanbhaale na gae dard par dard uThe aur vo Taale na gae maut se kam hain kahaan talkh ye mere din raat gham-e-furqat ke vo riste hue chhaale na gae khud ko mansub kiyaa naam tumhaare ham ne naz' ke vaqt bhi tum dil se nikaale na gae ghota-zan hote rahe bahr-e-tafakkur mein magar ham se asraar ke moti bhi khangaale na gae un ki yaadon ke thapeDon se nahin ham ko najaat ashk ke sail kabhi ham se sanbhaale na gae dard-o-gham ranj-o-alam karb-o-khalish ai 'mohsin' barq ki tarh gire aur ye Taale na gae"

"khud ko ummid ki nagri mein uThaa le jaao niind ke kuche se kuchh khvaab churaa le jaao apnaa kirdaar har ik vaqt sanbhaale jaao ham buzurgon ki bhi thoDi si du'aa le jaao jab chale aae ho is shahr-e-siyah-kaar mein tum 'aib har shakhs ke siine mein chhupaa le jaao khair ki raah dikhaate raho tufaanon ko biphri maujon ko bhi us samt bahaa le jaao ek lamhe mein pighal jaaeinge patthar 'mohsin' un pe tum apni vafaaon ki ghaTaa le jaao"

"hujum-e-gham ki vo saughaat yaad aati hai lahu ke ashkon ki baaraat yaad aati hai laraztaa dil hai judaai ki saa'aton se miraa vo qahr-e-hijr ki barsaat yaad aati hai charaagh dil ke sabhi jhilmilaane lagte hain shab-e-visaal ki har baat yaad aati hai mai-e-visaal se sarshaar the kabhi ham bhi nasha luTaati hui raat yaad aati hai vafaa-shi'aar hai 'mohsin' use to har ik pal 'inaayaton ki vo har baat yaad aati hai"

"kaisaa andher kar gayaa suraj jaane ab kis Dagar gayaa suraj un ke chehre ki taabnaaki se ho ke hairaan Thahar gayaa suraj pi ke har barg-o-gul ki raa'naai aaj kitnaa nikhar gayaa suraj kis ne dikhlaayaa us ko aaina apne chehre se Dar gayaa suraj ham sunaate rahe khari us ko resha resha bikhar gayaa suraj gham nahin ab mujhe koi 'mohsin' mere aangan utar gayaa suraj"

"khush-kalaami kaa miri anjaam ab bhi yaad hai mere ehsaanon kaa har in'aam ab bhi yaad hai raahat-e-dil raahat-e-jaan paikar-e-gulnaar thaa yaad hai vo shokhi-e-gulfaam ab bhi yaad hai bevafaai kar ke bhi vo ho gae hain naamvar be-sabab ham ho gae badnaam ab bhi yaad hai dil ke kuche mein dabe paanv chali aati hai yaad nim-vaa aankhon kaa vo paighaam ab bhi yaad hai muflis-o-naadaar faaqa-kash the ham paivand-kaar aur kitne the hamaare naam ab bhi yaad hai ik zaraa si baat par 'mohsin' vo us kaa ruThnaa kitni afsurda thi ik ik shaam ab bhi yaad hai"

"chaandi ki naav sone ki patvaar dekh kar khud ko Dubone aa gae manjhdaar dekh kar bas ik nigaah-e-naaz 'ajab kaam kar gai jiitaa huun un ki aankhon mein iqraar dekh kar ashkon mein Dhal ke bah gayaa kaajal shab-e-firaaq vo yuun machal gayaa mire ash'aar dekh kar jis ki muravvaton kaa bharosa nahin koi biktaa hai kaun aisaa kharidaar dekh kar qaaem hai is tarah miraa 'azm-e-safar abhi chaltaa rahaa huun vaqt ki raftaar dekh kar ai paikar-e-tilism tiri sehr-kaariyaan Dartaa huun tere husn kaa shahkaar dekh kar maaraa huaa hai aaj bhi 'mohsin' khulus kaa dil haartaa hai vo nigah-e-yaar dekh kar"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"