khota hi nahin hai hawas-e-matam-o-malbas
ye nafs-e-hawasnak o bad-amoz-o-muhawwas
be-shubah teri zat KHudawand-e-KHalaiq
aala hai taala hai mualla hai muqaddas
wo kaam tu kar jis se teri gor ho gulzar
kya KHana-e-diwar ko karta hai muqarnas
madfan ke tain aage hi munim na bina rakh
kya jaaniye wan dafn ho ya khaega kargas
hai wasl tera jannat-o-dozaKH hi juda hai
jaane hai kab is bab ke tain har kas-o-na-kas
taswir tere panja-e-simin ki tala se
diwan mein hai mere likhi jae muKHammas
kahne ko mere dil ke sun ai gulshan-e-KHubi
gar hai to tere ko hai ye firdaus ye murdas
sun sun ke tera shor wo bezar hua aur
nale ka asar tere dila dekh liya bas
is jubba-o-ammama se rindon mein na aao
ruswa na karo shaiKH-ji ye shakl-e-muqaddas
manind-e-kaman KHam na karun qad ko tama se
gardish mein rakhe go mujhe ye charKH-e-muqawwas
har raat hai aashiq ko tere roz-e-qayamat
har roz judai mein use ho hai hunaddas
'taban' ye ghazal ahl-e-shuuron ke liye hai
ahmaq na koi samjhe to jaane mera dhandas
Ghazal
Khota hi nahin hai hawas-e-matam-o-malbas
Taban Abdul Hai