aarzuon ke dhaDakte shahr jal kar rah gae
kaise kaise hashr KHamoshi mein Dhal kar rah gae
KHatir-e-KHasta ka ab koi nahin pursan-e-haal
kitne dildari ke unwan the badal kar rah gae
ab kahan ahd-e-wafa ki pasdari ab kahan
jo haqaeq the wo afsanon mein Dhal kar rah gae
ab kahan wo sahilon se sair-e-tufan-e-hayat
ab to wo sahil talatum mein badal kar rah gae
hasil-e-gham ya gham-e-hasil mayassar kuchh nahin
zindagani ke sabhi asbab jal kar rah gae
hae wo gham jo bayan ki had mein aa sakte na the
qaid-o-ashk-o-ah se aage nikal kar rah gae
al-aman haalat ki mahshar-KHirami al-aman
Dagmagae is qadar goya sambhal kar rah gae
rah gaya hun ek main tanha hujum-e-barq mein
ham-nawa sare chaman ke sath jal kar rah gae
ban to sakte the wo tufan-e-qayamat-KHez bhi
jo dhaDakte walwale ashkon mein Dhal kar rah gae
ek wo hain Dalte hain mah-o-anjum par kamand
aur ek hum hain ki KHwabon se bahal kar rah gae
jin ko hasil tha zamane mein sukun-e-iztirab
apne hi ehsas ke shoalon mein jal kar rah gae
jin ki KHamoshi thi mashhur-e-zamana ai 'salam'
aaj un ke munh se bhi shikwe nikal kar rah gae
Ghazal
Aarzuon ke dhaDakte shahr jal kar rah gae
Ain Salam