khal-e-rukhsar ko dagh-e-mah-e-kaamil bandha
chashm-e-makhmur ko kaunain ka hasil bandha

hum ne is shahr-e-sitamgar ke har ek zarre ko
zauq-e-sajda ki qasam sajda-gah-e-dil bandha

hum ne har wadi-e-pur-khar ko zinat bakhshi
sar pe har khar ke ek turra-e-manzil bandha

koi dekhe to sahi hausla-mandi apni
hum ne tufan ki har ek mauj ko sahil bandha

jazba-e-dil ko ba-andaz-e-digar main ne 'hayat'
kabhi kashti kabhi tufan kabhi sahil bandha