gham men rota huun tire subh kahin shaam kahin
chahne vaale ko hota bhi hai aram kahin
vasl ho vasl ilahi ki mujhe taab nahin
duur huun duur mire hijr ke ayyam kahin
lag rahi hain tire ashiq ki jo ankhen chhat se
tuj ko dekha tha magar un ne lab-e-bam kahin
ashiqon ke bhi ladane ki tujhe kya dhab hai
chashm-bazi hai kahin bosa o paigham kahin
yamani ki si tarah lakht-e-jigar par khodun
muj ko malum agar hove tira naam kahin
hijr men us but-e-kafir ke tadapte hain pade
ahl-e-zunnar kahin sahib-e-islam kahin
aarzu hai mire ‘taban’ ko bhi ab ai qatil
ki bar aae tire hathon se mira kaam kahin