teri yaadon ko bula kar tere gesu ki tarah
pahne rahte hain dariche meri khushbu ki tarah

hae jab hijr ki shab mein tere boson ki mithas
phail jati hai mere honton pe jadu ki tarah

tu mere bagh se tode hue ghunche ki misal
main tere dasht mein bhatke hue aahu ki tarah

aasman bantta rahta hai nasibe 'akhtar'
din ko moti ki tarah raat ko aansu ki tarah