phir khayaban baad shabnam dekhiye fauran khula
naseha to dosti ki wird par dushman khula

hashr tak firaun ko mitti nakare yar sun
khul gaya khulta nahin tha aakhirash murdan khula

shefta ka khand-e-nima aastan-e-ishq par
jab khulae dil ba-dast-e-dil khula tan-man khula

e'timadon ka tasawwur jhute shewe har jagah
tuk chhupi diwana-wari tuk diwana-pan khula

raftagan-e-be-kasi uftad pa mismar pa
misl-e-zindan aaj phir is ghaar se rahzan khula

li chilam az khinch kar khadshe se andoh-o-alam
munh jala patti jali shab-ta-sahar indhan khula

nala-e-bairun se ja kar hamari chhat khuli
haif hai rakhshandagi takhir tak rauzan khula

khud 'aban' un se kaho kah do shiar-e-am se
shukr mano tum zamane jis pe apna fan khula