hawa zamane ki saqi badal to sakti hai
hayat saghar-e-rangin mein dhal to sakti hai

bas ek latif tabassum bas ek hasin nazar
mariz-e-dil ki ye haalat sambhal to sakti hai

jahan se chhod rahe ho mujhe andhere mein
wahin se rah-e-mohabbat nikal to sakti hai

phir apne ghuncha-e-zakhm-e-jigar ka kya hoga
nasim-e-subh meri samt chal to sakti hai

teri nigah-e-karam ki qasam hai ab bhi mujhe
yahi yaqin ki duniya badal to sakti hai

'salam' jam-o-subu ki ye shairi malum
wagarna apni tabiat bahal to sakti hai