kabhi mili hai jo fursat to ye hisab kiya
savab kitne kiye kitna irtikab kiya
hamesha apne amal ka ḳhud ehtisab kiya
ḳhud apne aap ko aise bhi be-naqab kiya
tamam umr bhaTakte rahe gumanon men
vo shai mili hi nahin jis ka intiḳhab kiya
daraz kar na sake phir bhi kasa-e-ghairat
tarah tarah se tabi.at ne be-hijab kiya
kabhi to zabt ne dariya ko kar diya sahra
kabhi junun ne bhi sahra ko aab aab kiya
alag na ho saka dil yad-e-raftagan se kabhi
tire ḳhayal se har-chand ijtinab kiya
ye zindagi hamen kaise muaaf kar deti
vo vaqt vaqt tha ham ne jise ḳharab kiya
javab de ga.iin saari zihanaten ‘salim’
kisi saval ne ta-umr la-javab kiya
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