mata-e-dard maal-e-hayat hai shayad
dil-e-shikasta meri kaenat hai shayad

bas ek naqab thi wo subh-e-nau ke chehra par
hum is fareb mein uljhe ki raat hai shayad

khirad ki had bhi mili hai junun par aa kar
junun qahr-e-khirad se najat hai shayad

ye ek khalish ki musalsal sata rahi hai mujhe
ki lab wo kanpe hain kyun koi baat hai shayad

unhen guman ki mujhe un se rabt hai 'salim'
mujhe ye wahm unhen iltifat hai shayad