bahut suljhi hui baaton ko bhi uljhae rakhte hain jo hai kaam aaj ka kal tak use latkae rakhte hain taghaful sa rawa rakhte hain us ke samne kya kya magar andar hi andar taba ko lalchae rakhte hain hamari justuju se dur-tar hai manzil-e-mani usi ko khoe rakhna hai jise hum pae rakhte hain hamari aarzu apni samajh mein bhi nahin aati pajama is tarah ka hai jise ultae rakhte hain hawaen bhul kar bhi is taraf ka rukh nahin kartin so ye shakh-e-tamasha aap hi tharrae rakhte hain isi ki raushni hai aur isi mein bhasm hona hai ye shola sham ka jo raat bhar bhadkae rakhte hain hum itni raushni mein dekh bhi sakte nahin us ko so apne aap hi is chand ko gahnae rakhte hain nasheb-e-shairi mein hai hamari zat se raunaq yahi patthar hai jis ko raat din ludhkae rakhte hain ye ghar jis ka hai us ne wapas aana hai 'zafar' is mein isi khatir dar-o-diwar ko mahkae rakhte hain