chhupaun kyuun na dil men khatim-e-gauhar-nigar us ki
yahi le de ke mere paas hai ik yadgar us ki
ye tanhai men mere lab tak aa kar muskurati hai
aur apni malika ki tarah dil ko gudgudati hai
qalam ke saath mere haath men har vaqt rahti hai
aur us ke dast-e-rangin ke fasane mujh se kahti hai
talai ungliyon ka jab mujhe qissa sunati hai
tasavvur men sitaron ke se paikar khinch laati hai
miri ‘salma’ ko is ne shaad aur nashad dekha hai
gahe masrur gaahe mail-e-fariyad dekha hai
ise maalum hain achchhi tarah betabiyan us ki
nahin poshida is ki aankh se be-khvabiyan us ki
shab-e-tanhai men is ne use bedar paaya hai
aur akasr dida-e-sarshar ko khun-bar paaya hai
ise maalum hai vo kis tarah maghmum rahti thi
kisi ke gham men lutf-e-zist se mahrum rahti thi
mira khat padh ke vo kis kis naaz se masrur hoti thi
phir apni bebasi par kis tarah ranjur hoti thi
ye shahid hai ki us ki sham-e-gham kyunkar guzarti thi
ye shahid hai ki vo ro ro ke kyunkar subh karti thi
vo jab dil thaam leti thi hujum-e-gham se ghabra kar
to ye karti thi us ki gham-gusari dil ke paas aa kar
ise maalum hai jo dard tha us paak siine men
basi hain us ke dil ki dhadkanen is ke nagine men
pahunchti hain shuaen is ki jis dam chashm-e-hairan tak
tasavvur mujh ko le udta hai ‘salma’ ke shabistan tak
jahan ‘salma’ ke aur mere siva hota nahin koi
anguthi khoi jaati hai magar khota nahin koi
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