is se pahle ki kisi ghat utare jate
hum hi betab the hum muft mein mare jate

had idrak se aage thi tere qurb ki sham
dhundne tujh ko kahan chand-sitare jate

tu ne khud apni mohabbat ka bharam khol diya
warna hum pas-e-murawwat mein hi mare jate

tujh se mansub hue hain to ye hasrat hi rahi
hum kabhi apne hawale se pukare jate

sakht pahra tha tere hashiya-bardaron ka
hum wahan kis ki sifarish ke sahaare jate

tu ne khud halqa-e-amwaj se munh mod liya
dur tak warna tere sath kinare jate

mishalen gham ki farozan thin har ek ghar mein 'salim'
kis ki dahliz pe hum dard ke mare jate