ho kash ye shuur ki hain mehman kahin
ehsas-e-mezban pe na hum hon giran kahen

ye bhi khayal rakhte hain kuchh zakiran-e-haq
kahti na ho kuchh aur amal ki zaban kahin

hum aashna-e-zat wo begana-e-sifat
ye baat dosti ke hai shayan-e-shan kahin

irfan-e-haq ke haq mein mili hai khirad hamein
daulat ye be-panah na ho raegan kahin

chashm-e-talab mein koi samae muhaal ye
husn-e-raza-e-yar nazar aae han kahin

rah-e-wafa mein is liye phirta hun sar-ba-kaf
mil jae kab wo dushman-e-aram-e-jaan kahin

teri talab nahin hai meri jaan ki ja sake
leta hai is tarah bhi koi imtihan kahin

hum rah-rawan-e-shauq hain manzil ki fikr kya
le jaen naqsh-e-pa tere hum ko jahan kahin

karte nahin kisi pe ayan hum ki ai 'salim'
darman-e-zindagi ho ye dard-e-nihan kahin