tarab-afrin hai kitna sar-e-sham ye nazara
tere hont par shafaq hai meri aankh mein sitara

kiya main ne jab kisi ke rukh-o-zulf se kinara
kabhi subh ne sada di kabhi sham ne pukara

gul-o-ghuncha asl mein hain teri guftugu ki shaklen
kabhi khul ke baat kah di kabhi kar diya ishaara

tera nam le ke jage tujhe yaad kar ke soe
yun hi sari umr kati yun hi kar liya guzara

tujhe baghban hai khatra usi barq ki chamak se
kabhi tu ne ye na socha ki hai gul bhi ek sharara

ye adam wajud kya hai tera naz hai musawwir
kisi naqsh ko mitaya kisi naqsh ko ubhaara

bhala hum 'salam' aakhir na asir honge kab tak
ki jahan hai dam un ka wahin aashiyan hamara