itni muddat baad mile ho 
kin sochon mein gum phirte ho 
itne KHaif kyun rahte ho 
har aahaT se Dar jate ho 
tez hawa ne mujh se puchha 
ret pe kya likhte rahte ho 
kash koi hum se bhi puchhe 
raat gae tak kyun jage ho 
mein dariya se bhi Darta hun 
tum dariya se bhi gahre ho 
kaun si baat hai tum mein aisi 
itne achchhe kyun lagte ho 
pichhe muD kar kyun dekha tha 
patthar ban kar kya takte ho 
jao jit ka jashn manao 
mein jhuTa hun tum sachche ho 
apne shahar ke sab logon se 
meri KHatir kyun uljhe ho 
kahne ko rahte ho dil mein 
phir bhi kitne dur khaDe ho 
raat hamein kuchh yaad nahin tha 
raat bahut hi yaad aae ho 
hum se na puchho hijr ke qisse 
apni kaho ab tum kaise ho 
'mohsin' tum badnam bahut ho 
jaise ho phir bhi achchhe ho
        Ghazal
Itni muddat baad mile ho
Mohsin Naqvi

