safar hai mirā apne Dar kī taraf
mirī ek zāt-e-digar kī taraf
bhare shahr meñ ik bayābāñ bhī thā
ishāra thā apne hī ghar kī taraf
mire vāste jaane kyā lā.egī
ga.ī hai havā ik khañDar kī taraf
kināra hī kaTne kī sab der thī
phisalte ga.e ham bhañvar kī taraf
koī darmiyāñ se nikaltā gayā
na dekhā kisī ham-safar kī taraf
tirī dushmanī ḳhud hī maa.il rahī
kisī rishta-e-be-zarar kī taraf
rahī dil meñ hasrat ki 'bānī' chaleñ
kisī manzil-e-pur-ḳhatar kī taraf