na dagmagae kabhi hum wafa ke raste mein charagh hum ne jalae hawa ke raste mein kise lagae gale aur kahan kahan thahre hazar ghuncha-o-gul hain saba ke raste mein khuda ka nam koi le to chaunk uthte hain mile hain hum ko wo rahbar khuda ke raste mein kahin salasil-e-tasbih aur kahin zunnar bichhe hain dam bahut muddaa ke raste mein abhi wo manzil-e-fikr-o-nazar nahin aai hai aadmi abhi jurm o saza ke raste mein hain aaj bhi wahi dar-o-rasan wahi zindan har ek nigah-e-rumuz-ashna ke raste mein ye nafraton ki fasilen jahaalaton ke hisar na rah sakenge hamari sada ke raste mein mita sake na koi sail-e-inqalab jinhen wo naqsh chhode hain hum ne wafa ke raste mein zamana ek sa 'jalib' sada nahin rahta chalenge hum bhi kabhi sar utha ke raste mein