hayat insan ki sar ta pa zaban malum hoti hai
ye duniya inqilab-e-asman malum hoti hai

mukaddar hai khizan ke khun se aish-e-bahaar-e-gul
khizan ki rut bahaar-e-be-khizan malum hoti hai

mujhe nakaami-e-paiham se mayusi nahin hoti
abhi ummid meri naujawan malum hoti hai

koi jab nala karta hai kaleja tham leta hun
fughan-e-ghair bhi apni fughan malum hoti hai

maal-e-dard-o-gham dekho sada-e-saz-e-ishrat bhi
utar jati hai jab dil mein fughan malum hoti hai

chaman mein andalib-e-zar ki fariyaad ai 'akhtar'
dil-e-nadan ko apni dastan malum hoti hai