sae jo sang-e-rah the raste se hat gae dil jal utha to khud hi andhere simat gae din bhar jale jo dhup ke bistar pe dosto suraj chhupa to chadar-e-shab mein simat gae wo karb tha ki dil ka lahu aanch de utha aisi hawa chali ki gareban phat gae wo fikr thi ki dida-o-dil muzmahil hue wo gard thi ki ghar ke dar-o-baam at gae aai jo mauj panw zamin par na jam sake dariya chadha to kitne safine ulat gae phaila ghubar-e-gham to kahin munh chhupa liya aandhi uthi to ghar ke sutun se lipat gae kahte the jis ko qurb wahi fasla bana badla jo rukh nadi ne kai shahr kat gae gumnam the to sab ki taraf dekhte the hum shohrat mili to apni khudi mein simat gae dastak hui to dil ka daricha na khul saka aae aur aa ke yaad ke jhonke palat gae main khud hi apni rah ka patthar bana raha har chand aap bhi mere raste se hat gae dil ko kisi ki yaad ka gham chatta raha yun meri zindagi ke kai sal ghat gae zindan-e-gham ka dhyan bhi khanjar se kam na tha zanjir ki khanak se mere panw kat gae riste rahenge dida-e-hasrat se umr bhar 'zulfi' jo zakhm pa-e-talab se chimat gae