kisi ka kaam dil is charkh se hua bhi hai
koi zamane men aram se raha bhi hai
kisi men mehr-o-mohabbat kahin vafa bhi hai
koi kisi ka zamane men ashna bhi hai
koi falak ka sitam mujh se bach raha bhi hai
jana nasib koi mujh sa dusra bhi hai
bura na maniyo main puchhta huun ai zalim
ki be-kason ke satae se kuchh bhala bhi hai
jo pukhta-maghz hain ve soz-e-dil nahin kahte
kisi ne shama se jalne men kuchh suna bhi hai
tum is qadar jo nidar ho ke zulm karte ho
butan hamara tumhara koi khuda bhi hai
tu qatilon se lagata hai dil ko kyuun ‘taban’
ki un ke haath se jiita koi bacha bhi hai