Ye raah bahut aasaan nahin jis raah pe,
haath chhuda kar tum yun tanha chal nikli ho..
Iss khauf se, shayad raah bhatak jaao na kahin,
har mod pe maine nazm khadi kar rakhi hai..
Thak jaao agar aur zaroorat pad jaaye,
ek nazm ki ungli thaam ke waapas aa jaana. !!
– Gulzar