aatish-e-ishq mein jo jal na marein — Taban Abdul Hai

havaa bhi ishq ki lagne na detaa main use hargiz
agar is dil pe hotaa haae kuchh bhi ikhtiyaar apnaa

buraa na maaniyo main puchhtaa huun ai zaalim
ki be-kason ke sataae se kuchh bhalaa bhi hai

aataa nahin vo yaar-e-sitamgar to kyaa huaa
koi gham to us kaa dil se hamaare judaa nahin

aaine ko tiri surat se na ho kyuun kar hairat
dar o divaar tujhe dekh ke hairaan hai aaj

imaan o diin se 'taabaan' kuchh kaam nahin hai ham ko
saaqi ho aur mai ho duniyaa ho aur ham hon

le meri khabar chashm mire yaar ki kyun-kar
bimaar ayaadat kare bimaar ki kyun-kar

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

na paak hogaa kabhi husn o ishq kaa jhagDaa
vo qissa hai ye ki jis kaa koi gavaah nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

dil-e-haris hi apnaa na ho sakaa qaane
vagarna tere karam mein to kuchh kami na rahi

nahin vo sham-e-mohabbat rahi to phir 'aasim'
ye kis duaa se mire ghar mein raushni si hai