zindagi bojh sahi bojh ka ehsas na kar manzilen dur sahi us ka taraddud be-kar jab qadam azm se uthenge to rasta tai hai aur phir rah mein kanton ke siwa narmi-e-gul bhi to maujud hai sabza bhi hai chalte chalte yunhi aadat bhi hui jati hai thak gae hon to yahan chhanw bhi saya bhi hai garmi-e-mahr satati hai magar yun bhi to hai raushni tezi-e-raftar pe uksati hai raat tarik hai sunsan hai dar lagta hai raat ka rup faqat ye to nahin hai hamdam raat mahtab ki kheti hai sitaron ka chaman raat ke shahar mein khwabon ki fusun-kari hai khwab jo koshish-e-paiham ko jaga dete hain aur phir raat guzar jati hai subh-e-khurshid ka chhalka hua paimana hai rang aur kaif ki sarshaar mizaji ki qasam manzilen sahal hui jati hain us taraf dekh makanon ki jabinon se dhuan uthta hai aur raushan hai bisat aur makinon ke tabassum se fazaen mamur ek lamhe ke liye ruk ke khushiyon ko ikattha kar len zad-e-rah in ko bana len apna partaw-e-zist se zulmat mein ujala kar len gham nahin qafile walon se bichhad jaane ka hum nai rah nae naqsh-e-qadam chhodenge karwan aur bhi guzrenge hamare pichhe sham se pahle bahut dur pahunchna hai hamein