tum ne sach bolne ki jurat ki
ye bhi tauhin hai adalat ki

manzilen raston ki dhul huin
puchhte kya ho tum masafat ki

apna zad-e-safar bhi chhod gae
jaane walon ne kitni ujlat ki

main jahan qatl ho raha hun wahan
mere ajdad ne hukumat ki

pahle mujh se juda hua aur phir
aks ne aaine se hijrat ki

meri aankhon pe us ne hath rakha
aur ek khwab ki mahurat ki

itna mushkil nahin tujhe pana
ek ghadi chahiye hai fursat ki

hum ne to khud se intiqam liya
tum ne kya soch kar mohabbat ki

kaun kis ke liye tabah hua
kya zarurat hai is wazahat ki

ishq jis se na ho saka us ne
shaeri mein ajab siyasat ki

yaad aai to hai shanakht magar
intiha ho gai hai ghaflat ki

hum wahan pahle rah chuke hain 'salim'
tum ne jis dil mein ab sukunat ki