mai-kashi chhod di tauhin-e-hunar kar aaya
jam ultae subu zer-o-zabar kar aaya

jab wo diwar giri thi to ye dar kyun rahta
bas yahi soch ke mismar wo ghar kar aaya

dasht-e-imkan mein tanha main kahan tak jata
jab guman bhi na raha tark safar kar aaya

ek ummid ka aalam hai ki thakta hi nahin
bar-e-ehsan se bhi sarf-e-nazar kar aaya

rah dushwar thi aur is ke taghaful ka yaqin
shukr-e-altaf ki ye marka sar kar aaya

wahshat-e-zist mubarak teri sabit-qadami
dagh bharta raha qatre ko guhar kar aaya

nawak-e-naz teri khair ki ishq-e-khush-nud
khud-numai ke liye khun-e-jigar kar aaya

mujh se behtar to mera khwab tha jhuta hi sahi
tere pahlu mein jo ek raat basar kar aaya

hum samajhte the jise hamdam-o-hamraaz apna
wo hi 'salman' harifon ko khabar kar aaya