tu agar dil-nawaz ho jae
soz ham-rang-e-saz ho jae

dil jo aagah-e-raaz ho jae
har haqiqat majaz ho jae

lazzat-e-gham ka ye taqaza hai
muddat-e-gham daraaz ho jae

naghma-e-ishq chhedta hun main
zindagi nai-nawaz ho jae

us ki bigdi bane na kyun ai ishq
jis ka tu karsaz ho jae

husn maghrur hai magar tauba
ishq agar be-niyaz ho jae

dard ka phir maza hai jab 'akhtar'
dard khud chaarasaz ho jae