har sitam lutf hai dil khugar-e-azar kahan
sach kaha tum ne mujhe gham se sarokar kahan

dasht-o-sahra ke kuchh aadab hua karte hain
kyun bhatakte ho yahan saya-e-diwar kahan

baada-e-shauq se labrez hai saghar mera
kaise azkar mujhe fursat-e-afkar kahan

kyun tere daur mein mahrum-e-saza hun ki mujhe
jurm par naz sahi jurm se inkar kahan

rah-raw-e-shauq hai begana-e-manzil warna
kucha-e-dar kahan kucha-e-dildar kahan

sochte kya ho jalate raho zakhmon ke charagh
dekhte kya ho abhi subh ke aasar kahan

tum ko chaha tha magar tum bhi wafa-dost nahin
dil pe takiya tha magar dil bhi wafadar kahan

yun to har gam pe gham-khwar mile hain 'taban'
jo mere gham ko samajh pae wo gham-khwar kahan