Teri khushboo gulab ki manind
Teri batain sarab ki manind
Tugh ko paon tu kaisay main
Tu haqiqat hai khawab ki manind
Jab say aaeeo meri dunya main
Mugh ko apni khabar nahi maloom
Kho chuka hon tugh main apnay ko
Tum nasha ho sharab ki manind
Tum say mil kar main bhool jata hon
Saray dukh dard ranj o gham apnay
Tum maseha ho meray zakhmon ki
Zindagi thi azab ki manind
Dar sa lagta hai tum kaheen khawab na ho
Umar bhar ki meri nakam tamanao ka
Mugh main himat nahi bedar hon is khawab say main
Aur andhera ho muqqadar mera raat ki manind
I have lost a lot of my published and unpublished work over the years to diaries, computer hard drives and, lately, to memory sticks. It seems only appropriate to find a home for my work on the world wide web for friends to see where was I going with my thoughts, when I am finally gone! You will see some samples of my shairi as well. -- A. Salahuddin
