ahd-e-wafa ka qarz ada kar diya gaya
mahrumiyon ka dard ata kar diya gaya

phulon ke dagh-ha-e-farozan ko dekh kar
arzan kuchh aur rang-e-hina kar diya gaya

waraftgan-e-shauq ka shikwa sune baghair
gulshan supurd-e-ahl-e-jafa kar diya gaya

dil se umang lab se dua chhin li gai
kahne ko qaidiyon ko riha kar diya gaya

yak-do-nafas bhi kar-e-ziyan hum na kar sake
khushbu ko pairahan se juda kar diya gaya

mangi thi aafiyat ki dua aagahi ka gham
pahle se bhi kuchh aur siwa kar diya gaya

'akhtar' hawas-garan-e-aqidat ke faiz se
sab kuchh rawa ba-nam-e-khuda kar diya gaya