malun hon khaak juun aaina munh par — Taban Abdul Hai

havaa bhi ishq ki lagne na detaa main use hargiz
agar is dil pe hotaa haae kuchh bhi ikhtiyaar apnaa

buraa na maaniyo main puchhtaa huun ai zaalim
ki be-kason ke sataae se kuchh bhalaa bhi hai

aataa nahin vo yaar-e-sitamgar to kyaa huaa
koi gham to us kaa dil se hamaare judaa nahin

aaine ko tiri surat se na ho kyuun kar hairat
dar o divaar tujhe dekh ke hairaan hai aaj

imaan o diin se 'taabaan' kuchh kaam nahin hai ham ko
saaqi ho aur mai ho duniyaa ho aur ham hon

le meri khabar chashm mire yaar ki kyun-kar
bimaar ayaadat kare bimaar ki kyun-kar

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

koi puraanaa khat kuchh bhuli-bisri yaad
zakhmon par vo lamhe marham hote hain