band e gam mushkil se mushkil tar khulaa
— Tabish Dehlvi
Band-e-gham mushkil se mushkil-tar khulaa
Ham se jab koee paree-paikar khulaa
Mil ga.ee vahshee ko saudaa se najaat
Dar khulaa deevaar men yaa sar khulaa
Jaan-sitaanee ke na.e andaaz hain
Haath men ghamze ke hai khanjar khulaa
Meree vahshat ne nikaale jab se paanv
Ek sahraa sahn ke andar khulaa
Dekhne men vo nigaah-e-lutf thee
Kis se poochhen zakhm-e-dil kyoonkar khulaa
Koee jaada hai na manzil hai koee
Sab fareb-e-raahee-o-rahbar khulaa
Hai qayaamat us kee mizhgaan kaa khayaal
Rakh diyaa hai dil men ik nashtar khulaa
Ye zulekhaa.i! ki yoosuf ke liye
Misr kaa baazaar hai ghar ghar khulaa
Nau-umeedee se bandhee 'taabish' umiid
Abr-e-gham dil par bahut ghir kar khulaa