basti mein kami kis chiz ki hai patthar bhi bahut shishe bhi bahut

bastī meñ kamī kis chiiz kī hai patthar bhī bahut shīshe bhī bahut

is mehr o jafā kī nagrī se dil ke haiñ magar rishte bhī bahut

ab kaun batā.e vahshat meñ kyā khonā hai kyā paayā hai

hāthoñ kā huā shohra bhī bahut dāman ne sahe sadme bhī bahut

ik johd o talab ke raahī par be-rāh-ravī kī tohmat kyuuñ

samtoñ kā fusūñ jab TuuT gayā āvāra hue raste bhī bahut

mausam kī havā.eñ gulshan meñ jaadū kā amal kar jaatī haiñ

rūdād-e-bahārāñ kyā kahiye shabnam bhī bahut sho.ale bhī bahut

hai yuuñ ki tarab ke sāmāñ bhī arzāñ haiñ junūñ kī rāhoñ meñ

talvoñ ke liye chhāle bhī bahut chhāloñ ke liye kāñTe bhī bahut

kahte haiñ jise jiine kā hunar āsān bhī hai dushvār bhī hai

ḳhvāboñ se milī taskīñ bhī bahut ḳhvāboñ ke uḌe purze bhī bahut

rusvā.ī ki shohrat kuchh jaano hurmat ki malāmat kuchh samjho

'tābāñ' hoñ kisī unvān sahī hote haiñ mire charche bhī bahut

basti mein kami kis chiz ki hai patthar bhi bahut shishe bhi bahut

is mehr o jafa ki nagri se dil ke hain magar rishte bhi bahut

ab kaun batae wahshat mein kya khona hai kya paya hai

hathon ka hua shohra bhi bahut daman ne sahe sadme bhi bahut

ek johd o talab ke rahi par be-rah-rawi ki tohmat kyun

samton ka fusun jab TuT gaya aawara hue raste bhi bahut

mausam ki hawaen gulshan mein jadu ka amal kar jati hain

rudad-e-bahaaran kya kahiye shabnam bhi bahut shoale bhi bahut

hai yun ki tarab ke saman bhi arzan hain junun ki rahon mein

talwon ke liye chhaale bhi bahut chhaalon ke liye kanTe bhi bahut

kahte hain jise jine ka hunar aasan bhi hai dushwar bhi hai

KHwabon se mili taskin bhi bahut KHwabon ke uDe purze bhi bahut

ruswai ki shohrat kuchh jaano hurmat ki malamat kuchh samjho

'taban' hon kisi unwan sahi hote hain mere charche bhi bahut