harif-e-waqt hun sab se juda hai rah meri
na qasr-e-shah se nisbat na khanqah meri

kisi se koi talluq na rasm-o-rah meri
ki ab hai khema-e-tanhai khanqah meri

na jaane kis ke tajassus mein gharq rahti hai
bhatakti phirti hai chaaron taraf nigah meri

kisi ke ru-ba-ru main sar-nigun hua hi nahin
meri ana ne salamat rakhi kulah meri

main apne mulk-e-sukhan se faraaz chahta hun
mujhe hisar mein rakhti hai ab sipah meri

charagh kis liye dahliz-e-dil pe raushan hain
ye kis ki did ko aankhen hain farsh-e-rah meri

kuchalta rahta hun khauf-e-khuda se sham o sahar
ki sar uthati nahin khwahish-e-gunah meri

main apne-ap mein sarsabz phir bhi rahta hun
agarche kisht-e-tamanna hai be-giyah meri

na jaane kitne dilon mein shigaf kar dale
agar nikal gai 'akhtar' jo dil se aah meri