sharh-e-jaan-sozi-e-gham-e-arz-e-wafa kya karte
tum bhi ek jhuti tasalli ke siwa kya karte

shisha nazuk tha zara chot lagi tut gaya
hadse hote hi rahte hain gila kya karte

raat ne chhed diye bhule hue afsane
jag kar subh na karte to bhala kya karte

apni kashti ko bhi mil jata kinara shayad
tund thi mauj mukhalif thi hawa kya karte

jazba-e-shauq ko izhaar ki fursat na mili
lafz-o-mani ka fusun tut gaya kya karte

dil ko wo dard mila jis ka mudawa na ilaj
mere monis mere gham-khwar bhala kya karte

thi na kya kya hawas-e-sair-o-tamasha 'taban'
raste panw ki zanjiren bana kya karte