ho ruuh ke taiin jism se kis tarah mohabbat
taair ko qafas se bhi kahin ho hai mohabbat
go zill-e-huma mat ho rahe sar pe hamare
ta-hashr tera saya-e-divar salamat
atvar tire bais-e-afat-e-jahan hain
asar tire hainge sab asar-e-qayamat
sayyad na ab be-par-o-balon ko tu ab chhod
phir hasrat-e-gul degi hamen sakht aziyyat
asbab jahan ki to dila fikr na kar tu
hasil nahin kuchh is men ba-juz ranj-o-mashaqqat
chhodunga na main tujh ko tire khat ke bhi aae
tu tab bhi na ho yaar to ye bhi miri qismat
‘taban’ tu sada sair har ik gul ki kiya kar
is gulshan-e-hasti ka nazara hai ghanimat
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