lutf ka rabt hai koi na jafa ka rishta
dil se kuchh duur hai zalim ki ana ka rishta
dast-e-isa bhi vahi bazu-e-qatil bhi vahi
kitna nazuk hai charaghon se hava ka rishta
jabr-e-halat kaho gham ki mukafat kaho
TuuT bhi jaata hai honTon se nava ka rishta
sochiye to sabhi apne hain koi ghair nahin
hakim-e-shahr se hai jurm-o-saza ka rishta
manzar-e-zist men kuchh rang to bhar deta hai
ḳhar-zaron se kisi abla-pa ka rishta
phuul nayab sahi zaḳhm to nayab nahin
aaj bhi dil se vahi ab-o-hava ka rishta
kya karen rasm-e-zamana ki shikayat ‘taban’
dard se rakhte hain ham log sada ka rishta
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