dil ko ujde hue bite hain zamane kitne
kilk-e-taqdir ne lute hain khazane kitne

bhul jata hun magar sach to yahi hai barson
tum se wabasta rahe khwab suhane kitne

dil dukhati hi rahi gardish-e-ayyam magar
hum bhi masruf rahe khud bhi na jaane kitne

ek hum aur ye dushnam-taraazi tauba
apne atraf rahe aaina-khane kitne

ek nazar dekh liya tha kisi gul ki jaanib
nukta-chinon ne tarashe hain fasane kitne

gar nahin wasl to phir baada-o-saghar hi sahi
dil ne dhunde hain dhadakne ke bahane kitne

umr-e-rafta ko jo aawaz kabhi di hum ne
khul gae zakhm kai, bab purane kitne

ghamza-o-ramz mein 'salman' tafawut rakhte
aur aaenge tumhein naz dikhane kitne