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