use KHud ko badal lena gawara bhi nahin hota

use khud ko badal lena gawara bhi nahin hota
hamara aisi duniya mein guzara bhi nahin hota
hamein is mod par le aate hain ye khun ke rishte
ki jine ke alawa aur chaara bhi nahin hota


ye sare chand suraj un ke qadmon mein hi rahte hain
hamare hath mein kyun ek tara bhi nahin hota
dubo detin hamein dariya-e-mah-o-sal ki maujen
is ek lamhe ka jo hasil sahaara bhi nahin hota


tajjub hai ki hum akasr wahin par dub jate hain
jahan se dur aankhon mein kinara bhi nahin hota
sabhi ko shahar apna dilkash-o-dilchasp lagta hai
agarche wo samarqand-o-bukhara bhi nahin hota


ye kin na-ashna logon ki basti mein chale aae
sukhan kaisa kahin se ek ishaara bhi nahin hota
mukhalif mausam-e-dil hi nahin hota masafat mein
muafiq kuchh 'salim' apna sitara bhi nahin hota