is se pahle ki kisi ghaT utare jate 
hum hi betab the hum muft mein mare jate 
had idrak se aage thi tere qurb ki sham 
DhunDne tujh ko kahan chand-sitare jate 
tu ne KHud apni mohabbat ka bharam khol diya 
warna hum pas-e-murawwat mein hi mare jate 
tujh se mansub hue hain to ye hasrat hi rahi 
hum kabhi apne hawale se pukare jate 
saKHt pahra tha tere hashiya-bardaron ka 
hum wahan kis ki sifarish ke sahaare jate 
tu ne KHud halqa-e-amwaj se munh moD liya 
dur tak warna tere sath kinare jate 
mishalen gham ki farozan thin har ek ghar mein 'salim' 
kis ki dahliz pe hum dard ke mare jate
        Ghazal
Is se pahle ki kisi ghaT utare jate
Safdar Saleem Sial

