nahin akbar yahan mujh sher ki khwahan bayani se
zi-bas maqdur hai maqdur par matam zabani se

gah-e-hasti kahin zahir pata hum sar se lawe hai
dhuan uthta hai phir pas az fana soz-e-nihani se

tahi dil jaan-e-ma guzri to kya ghabra ke puchho ho
abas dil na-tawan guzra sarapa na-tawani se

hawa ki shauq-e-mai ud jawe hai kham-e-khayali ko
ubur-e-abr tulani ki barse mai-fishani se

unhon ke wada-e-farda ko gar imroz mil jata
diwana mar nahin jata jo mil jata diwani se

khamoshi bhar rahi hai dard apna ginte jate hain
dawa bezar rahti hai khudaya sargirani se

munafiq ab kahan dushman ki samt-e-rah se ja lage
ewaz dushman bane hai yan munafiq bad-gumani se

sukhan-war hain bahut achchhe kitabon se churawe jo
'aban' ko dekh likhta hai tabiat ki rawani se