mana ki lab-e-zakhm duhai nahin deta
mahram bhi to wo dast-e-hinai hain deta

ye jashn hai kaise ki mubarak na salamat
aapas main koi shakhs badhai nahin deta

kahte nahin sirf us ko faqat ranj-o-tab hai
kuchh lutf ye be-abla-pai nahin deta

naqqad ki fan-kar ka mohtat rawayya
gunjaish-e-angusht-numai nahin deta

aa jao ki ab bhig chalin raat ki palken
wo shakhs to aata bhi dikhai nahin deta

imkan ki had meri ho kar leta hun islah
main apni khataon ki safai nahin deta

lafzon mein rag-asar ka khun aa to gaya hai
lekin ye abhi saf dikhai nahin deta

ai 'taj' rifaqat na sahi dukh hai to ye hai
insaf bhi ek bhai ko bhai nahin deta