shab ko phire vo rashk-e-mah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
din ko phirun main dad-khvah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
qibla na sar-kashi karo husn pe apne is qadar
tum se bahut hain kaj-kulah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
khana-kharab-e-ishq ne kho ke miri haya-o-sharm
mujh ko kiya zalil aah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
tu ne jo kuchh ki ki jafa ta-dam-e-qatl main sahi
meri vafa ke hain gavah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
teri kamand-e-zulf ke mulk-ba-mulk hain asiir
bismil-e-khanjar-nigah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
kal tu ne kis ka khuun kiya mujh ko bata ki aaj hai
shor o fughan o aah aah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
mujh ko bula ke qatl kar ya to mire gunah bakhsh
huun main kahan talak tabah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
sina-figar o jama-chak girya-kunan o naara-zan
phirte hain tere dad-khvah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
‘taban’ tire firaq men sar ko patakta raat din
phirta hai misl-e-mahr-o-mah khana-ba-khana ku-ba-ku
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