rukhsat-e-yar ka mazmun ba-mushkil bandha
dil na bandhta tha kisi taur bada dil bandha

hum ne bhi bandh liya zist ka asbab wahin
jab suna yar-e-safar-dar ne mahmil bandha

hum ne us chehre ko bandha nahin mahtab-misal
hum ne mahtab ko us rukh ke mumasil bandha

aur kya bandhte saman mein ba-hangam-e-safar
sirf daman mein khas-e-kucha-e-qatil bandha

hum jo har gam se paiman-e-wafa bandhte the
aakhirash hum ne bhi azm-e-sar-e-manzil bandha