titli qafas mein qaid-e-saba dhundhti rahi
main shahr-e-nang mein bhi rida dhundhti rahi

wo titliyon mein mast bahut mutmain sa tha
jis ko chaman mein meri sada dhundhti rahi

rut ki tarah mizaj badal kar chala gaya
wo bewafa tha us mein wafa dhundhti rahi

takht-e-munafiqat pe wahi hukmaran tha
bahr-e-khulus jis ko sada dhundhti rahi

josh-e-junun ke hath jise dan kar chuki
phir main zaruratan wo ana dhundhti rahi

dil par lage jo zakhm kahan mundamil hue
main shahr shahr phirti dawa dhundhti rahi

basti mein ek bhi na wafadar mil saka
main dar-ba-dar bhatakti wafa dhundhti rahi

sail-e-bala bhanwar mein jahan chhod kar gaya
main nakhuda ke sath khuda dhundhti rahi

diwar-e-dil se meri chura ke wo le gaya
jagmag si raushni wo diya dhundhti rahi

meri hatheliyon pe rache zakhm zakhm rang
'bano' main in mein bu-e-hina dhundhti rahi