Alienation

aadat hi bana li hai tum ne to muneer apni jis shahr mein bhi rahna uktae hue rahna...

zaban hamari na samjha yahan koi 'majruh' ham ajnabi ki tarah apne hi vatan mein rahe...

mere hi sang-o-khisht se taamir-e-baam-o-dar mere hi ghar ko shahr mein shamil kaha na jaae...

hamein to raas na aayi kisi ki mahfil bhi koi khuda koi ham-saya-e-khuda nikla...

duniya achchhi bhi nahin lagti ham aison ko 'saleem' aur duniya se kinara bhi nahin ho sakta...

ajnabi hairan mat hona ki dar khulta nahin jo yahan aabad hain un par bhi ghar khulta nahin...

yun to saara chaman hamara hai phool jitne bhi hain paraye hain...

watan se kya ki hawa-e-watan se hain bezar lipat rahe jo bagoolon se dasht-e-ghurbat ke...

tamam umr kisi aur naam se mujh ko pukarta raha ik ajnabi zaban mein wo...

main apne jism mein rahti hoon is takalluf se ki jaise aur kisi doosre ke ghar mein hoon...