agarche dard-e-mohabbat mein kuchh kami na hui
hazar shukr ki be-kaif zindagi na hui

main apne aap ko banda kahun to kaise kahun
jabin-e-shauq to shayan-e-bandagi na hui

sar-e-mazar jala bhi agar charagh to kya
tah-e-mazar to sad-haif raushni na hui

hamara kaam mohabbat mein jaan dena tha
nigah-e-lutf kisi ki hui hui na hui

ghazal ke kahne pe ahbab ne kiya majbur
magar 'salam' haqiqat mein shairi na hui