kis ko dekha hai ye hua kya hai
dil dhadakta hai majra kya hai

ek mohabbat thi mit chuki ya rab
teri duniya mein ab dhara kya hai

dil mein leta hai chutkiyan koi
hae is dard ki dawa kya hai

huren nekon mein bat chuki hongi
bagh-e-rizwan mein ab rakha kya hai

us ke ahd-e-shabab mein jina
jine walo tumhein hua kya hai

ab dawa kaisi hai dua ka waqt
tere bimar mein raha kya hai

yaad aata hai lucknow 'akhtar'
khuld ho aaen to bura kya hai