dil ka sara ghor andhera dur hua kis ka hai ye nur jo main pur-nur hua zakhm risa phir zakhm-e-dil nasur hua rafta rafta jaise bhagalpur hua yun to hum ne qisse likkhe ranga-rang lekin gham ka qissa hi mashhur hua pani pani chikh raha tha pyasa dil shahr-e-sitam ka kaisa ye dastur hua kaisa mulk-shor bapa hai kheme mein aankhen suni dil ka shisha chur hua ab ke mausam sadiyon ka tahzibi rang khatm hua barbaad hua kafur hua shahr mein tere kis se gila phir karte hum 'akhtar' jab apna hi saya dur hua