wo jis maqam pe kal the usi pe aaj hain hum
mere habibo jawan-raat kis qadar thi hasin

ye mere naqsh-e-qadam meri rah mere safar
mere khayal meri justuju meri hasrat

meri umid ko hai ilm aur kisi ko nahin
mere khayal se khamosh sahme sahme shajar

jo mujh ko takte the hairat se un ko bhi shayad
jawan raat ke joban ka ho koi ehsas

magar ye raat bhi ek khwab ban ke tut gai
tamam raat rahi ye nigah garm-e-safar

tamam raat sitaron ko mil saka na sukun
tamam raat qadam faslon se milte rahe

kahan kahan se main guzra nahin kuchh is ki khabar
kabhi yaqin ki wo wadi-e-sukun hai qarib

kabhi khayal ki is raat ki sahar hi nahin
magar wo aalam-e-shab bhi guzar gaya aakhir

mili na jab koi manzil to ho gae bezar
sitare aur nigahon se mere katne lage

jab aaftab ne dekha mujhe to mere qadam
usi maqam pe the jis se shab ke saya mein

mere safar ki hui thi kal ibtida mujh se
mere habibo hamara ye mai-kada shayad

hamare fikr-o-amal ka ek aisa markaz hai
ki hum kahin bhi hon is se juda nahin honge

kabhi kabhi to ye lagta hai tut jaega dil
ye justuju-e-musalsal ye zulmaten ye safar

hamare zehn mein jo hai wo is jahan mein nahin
agar yahi hai haqiqat to kyon na dil rakkhen

ye mai-kada hai to rakht-e-safar bahut yani
kabhi to aisa maqam aa hi jaega aakhir

jahan ye kah de takhayyul kamal hai to yahan
rahe khayal irade rahen jawan apne

zara pukarna saqi ko hai kahan masruf
mere khayal se ek daur aur ho jae