tere mizhgan ki faujen bandh kar saf jab huin khadiyan
kiya aalam ko sare qatl lo thin har taraf padiyan

dam apne ka shumar is tarah tere gham mein karta hun
ki jaise shisha-e-saat mein ginta hai koi ghadiyan

hamin ko khana-e-zanjir se ulfat hai zindan mein
wagarna ek jhatke mein juda ho jaen sab kadiyan

tujhe dekha hai jab se bulbul-o-gul ne gulistan mein
padi hain rishta-e-ulfat mein un ke tab se gul-chhadiyan

fughan aata nahin wo shokh mere hath ai 'taban'
lakiren ungliyon ki mit gain ginte hue ghadiyan