tere tausan ko saba bandhte hain
hum bhi mazmun ki hawa bandhte hain

aah ka kis ne asar dekha hai
hum bhi ek apni hawa bandhte hain

teri fursat ke muqabil ai umr
barq ko pa-ba-hina bandhte hain

qaid-e-hasti se rihai malum
ashk ko be-sar-o-pa bandhte hain

nashsha-e-rang se hai washud-e-gul
mast kab band-e-qaba bandhte hain

ghalati-ha-e-mazamin mat puchh
log nale ko rasa bandhte hain

ahl-e-tadbir ki wamandgiyan
aablon par bhi hina bandhte hain

sada purkar hain khuban 'ghaalib'
hum se paiman-e-wafa bandhte hain

panw mein jab wo hina bandhte hain
mere hathon ko juda bandhte hain

husn-e-afsurda-dil-ha-rangin
shauq ko pa-ba-hina bandhte hain

qaid mein bhi hai asiri aazad
chashm-e-zanjir ko wa bandhte hain

shaikh-ji kabe ka jaana malum
aap masjid mein gadha bandhte hain

kis ka dil zulf se bhaga ki 'asad'
dast-e-shana ba-qaza bandhte hain

tere bimar pe hain fariyaadi
wo jo kaghaz mein dawa bandhte hain