zamin ghumi
hawa badli

chalo mausam badalta hai
'salim' ab tum pahadon se utar aao

wo dekho
chiyuntiyon ke par nikal aae

kaise udti phir rahi hain
aaj shan-e-be-niyazi se

ki jaise mutmain hain
makdiyon ki sarfaraazi se

'salim' ab tum pahadon se utar aao
tumhaari dur ki aawaz kaise gunj ban kar

palat aai hai
jaise bastiyon ke

sabhi ghar hue hain
koi hathiyar bhi salim nahin

nukile dant
kante

dank
nakhun

hifazat ke sabhi saman jaise chhin gae hain
tabhi to zalimon se

chand roza aafiyat ki bhik pa kar
khuda ki god mein be-fikr sote hain

samajhte hain
ki mazlumi ka ye bahrup hi

fiqara-e-qanaat ka badal hai
koi patthar uthae khinch mare

dikhawe ke liye patthar utha kar chum lenge
ye kis duniya mein baste hain

ye kis ka pas rakhte hain
khud apni maut ki nazzargi ka zakhm de kar

darindon ki nigahon se
uluhi raushni ki aas rakhte hain

'salim' ab tum pahadon se utar aao
tumhaare raaz tum hi jaante ho

sab kuchh jhut hai ek dhong hai
hum mein koi

ayyub hai budh hai
husain-ibn-e-ali aur na isa hai

bas itna hai zamir apna kabhi ka bik chuka hai
andhere ki panah-gahon mein

sehr-e-samri se
aaj sab mabhut hain

hath panw zehn sab mafluj hain
sone ka bachhda bolta hai