hum jhukate bhi kahan sar ko qaza se pahle
waqt ne di hai saza hum ko khata se pahle

apni qismat mein kahan raqs-e-sharar ka manzar
sham-e-jaan bujh gai daman ki hawa se pahle

ye alag baat ki manzil ka nishan koi na tha
kohsar aur bhi the koh-e-nida se pahle

muddaa koi na tha tere siwa kya karte
dil dhadakta hi raha harf-e-dua se pahle

ru-ba-ru us ke rahi aaina ban kar shahin
dekh le apni nazar jurm-e-jafa se pahle

is ki aankhon mein ajab sehr hai 'salma-shahin'
ho gai hun main shifayab dawa se pahle