ab nind kahan aaankhon mein shoala sa bhara hai
ye tapte hue honton ko takne ki saza hai

aashob jahan-guzaran ne ye kiya hai
is daur ka har fard-o-bashar aabla-pa hai

ai shabnam-e-giryan tujhe is ka bhi pata hai
kaliyon ka tabassum bhi bahut dard-numa hai

har ahl-e-hawas zinat-e-khalwat-kada-e-naz
har ahl-e-wafa aaj sar-e-dar khada hai

ek nur-e-mujassam ke parastar hain 'akhtar'
hum kah nahin sakte hain wo but hai ki khuda hai