rasm-e-jahaan na chhuT saki tark-e-ishq se — Saleem Ahmed

khush-numaa lafzon ki rishvat de ke raazi kijiye
ruuh ki tauhin par aamaada rahtaa hai badan

main gham ko basaa rahaa huun dil mein
be-ghar ko makaan de rahaa huun

ghar mein kuchh kam hai ye ehsaas bhi hotaa hai 'salim'
ye bhi khultaa nahin kis shai ki kami lagti hai

jaane andar kyaa huaa main shor sun kar ai 'salim'
us jagah pahunchaa to dekhaa band vo darvaaza thaa

ik aag si jalti rahi taa-umr lahu mein
ham apne hi ehsaas mein pakte rahe taa-der

jitnaa aankh se kam dekhun
utni duur dikhaai de

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

namaaz-e-ishq tumhaari qubul ho jaati
agar sharaab se tum ai 'ratan' vazu karte

dhuaan dhuaan hai fazaa raushni bahut kam hai
sabhi se pyaar karo zindagi bahut kam hai

kaar-e-duniyaa ko bhi kaar-e-ishq mein shaamil samajh
is liye ai zindagi teri pata rakhtaa huun main

log kahte hain ki is khel mein sar jaate hain
ishq mein itnaa khasaara hai to ghar jaate hain