shab ke pur-haul manazir se bacha le mujh ko
main teri nind hun aankhon mein chhupa le mujh ko
main teri rah-e-mashiat ka hun zarra lekin
DhunDhne wala sitaron mein khangale mujh ko
KHauf aankhon mein meri dekh ke chingari ka
kar diya raat ne suraj ke hawale mujh ko
main musawwir hun bure waqt ki taswiron ka
ras aate hain ye diwar ke jale mujh ko
umr bhar jis ke liye peT se bandhe patthar
ab wo gin gin ke khilata hai niwale mujh ko
beDiyan Dal ke parchhain ki pairon mein mere
qaid rakhte hain andheron mein ujale mujh ko
tere hathon ka tarasha hua patthar hun 'salim'
aaina ho gae sab dekhne wale mujh ko
Ghazal
Shab ke pur-haul manazir se bacha le mujhko
Saleem Siddiqui