Ho ruh ke tain jism se kis tarah mohabbat

ho ruh ke tain jism se kis tarah mohabbat
tair ko qafas se bhi kahin ho hai mohabbat

go zill-e-huma mat ho rahe sar pe hamare
ta-hashr tera saya-e-diwar salamat

atwar tere bais-e-afat-e-jahan hain
aasar tere hainge sab aasar-e-qayamat

sayyaad na ab be-par-o-baalon ko tu ab chhoD
phir hasrat-e-gul degi hamein saKHt aziyyat

asbab jahan ki to dila fikr na kar tu
hasil nahin kuchh is mein ba-juz ranj-o-mashaqqat

chhoDunga na main tujh ko tere KHat ke bhi aae
tu tab bhi na ho yar to ye bhi meri qismat

'taban' tu sada sair har ek gul ki kiya kar
is gulshan-e-hasti ka nazara hai ghanimat