raha wo shahr mein jab tak bada dabang raha
magar khud apne khilaf aap mahw-e-jang raha

hui jo subh to be-barg-o-bar the ashjar
tamam raat hawa ka ajib rang raha

ana pasand tha baisakhiyon ko chhuta kyun
raha wo sarkash-o-baghi magar apang raha

ba-juz darid-o-burid aur kya hai us ka maal
wo phir bhi dor se tuti hui patang raha

siyah jazira samundar mein aaftab-ba-dast
zamin se tut gaya aur zamin ka ang raha

diya hai us ne hamein ek shor-e-be-ahang
hazar sal jo daur-e-rabab-o-chang raha

ye aaina raha khatt-e-shikast se mahrum
'salim' mahw-e-gham-e-intizar-e-sang raha