aah dil par asar na ho jae
husn ki aankh tar na ho jae

dagh-e-dil ki taraqqiyan tauba
ye sitara qamar na ho jae

aashiyan to bana raha hun magar
bijliyon ko khabar na ho jae

dar hai gulshan ka aashiyan ka nahin
nazr-e-barq-o-sharar na ho jae

raaz-e-dil is liye nahin kahta
ishq na-mo'tabar na ho jae

dil se un ko bhula to dun lekin
zindagi talkh-tar na ho jae

aate aate qarib manzil ke
bad-guman rahbar na ho jae

sham aisi nahin koi 'akhtar'
jis ki paida sahar na ho jae