band-e-gham mushkil se mushkil-tar khula
hum se jab koi pari-paikar khula

mil gai wahshi ko sauda se najat
dar khula diwar mein ya sar khula

jaan-sitani ke nae andaz hain
hath mein ghamze ke hai khanjar khula

meri wahshat ne nikale jab se panw
ek sahra sahn ke andar khula

dekhne mein wo nigah-e-lutf thi
kis se puchhen zakhm-e-dil kyunkar khula

koi jada hai na manzil hai koi
sab fareb-e-rahi-o-rahbar khula

hai qayamat us ki mizhgan ka khayal
rakh diya hai dil mein ek nashtar khula

ye zulekhai! ki yusuf ke liye
misr ka bazar hai ghar ghar khula

nau-umidi se bandhi 'tabish' umid
abr-e-gham dil par bahut ghir kar khula