wo intazaar thaa jis kaa, ye wo sahar to nahiin ye wo sahar to nahii.n jis kii aarazuu lekar chale the yaar ki mil jaayegii kahiin na kahiin falak ke dasht men taron kii aakharii manzil kahiin to hogaa shab-e-sust mauj kaa saahil kahiin to jaa ke rukegaa safinaa-e-Gam-e-dil jawaan lahuu kii pur-asaraar shaaharaahon se chale jo yaar to daaman pe kitane haath pare dayaar-e-husn kii be-sabr khwaab-gaahon se pukaratii rahiin baahen, badan bulaate rahe bahut aziiz thii lekin rukh-e-sahar kii lagan bahut qariin thaa hasiinaan-e-nuur kaa daaman subuk subuk thii tamannaa, dabii dabii thii thakan sunaa hai ho bhii chukaa hai firaq-e-zulmat-e-nuur sunaa hai ho bhii chukaa hai wisaal-e-ma.nzil-o-gaam badal chukaa hai bahut ahl-e-dard kaa dastuur nishaat-e-wasl halaal-o-azaab-e-hijr-e-haraam jigar kii aag, nazar kii umang, dil kii jalan kisii pe chaaraa-e-hijraan kaa kuchh asar hii nahiin kahaan se aaii nigaar-e-sabaa, kidhar ko gaii abhii chiraag-e-sar-e-rah ko kuchh khabar hii nahiin abhii garaani-e-shab men kamii nahiin aaii najaat-e-diida-o-dil kii gharii nahiin aaii chale chalo ki wo manzil abhii nahiin aaii August 1947