ek tum hi nahin duniya mein jafakar bahut
dil salamat hai to dil ke liye aazar bahut

hae kya chiz hai mahrumi-o-gham ka rishta
mil gae zist ke har mod pe gham-khwar bahut

yaad-e-ahbab ki khushbu se mahakti shamen
kuchh kaho hoti hain kambakht dil-azar bahut

ishq-e-awara kahan qaid-e-dar-o-baam kahan
be-nawaon ke liye saya-e-diwar bahut

dil ki raftar badal jati thi aawaz ke sath
yaad aata hai wo pairaya-e-guftar bahut

ek din waqt bataega junun ki azmat
yun to hum log hain ruswa sar-e-bazar bahut

wo kashakash hai ki jina bhi hai dubhar 'taban'
ishq masum bahut husn fusun-kar bahut