aansuon ke tufan mein bijliyan dabi rakhna
sard sard aahon mein garmiyan dabi rakhna

kaifiyat gham-e-dil ki ho ayan na chehre se
parda-e-tabassum mein talkhiyan dabi rakhna

kaun sunne wala hai be-hison ki duniya mein
apne gham ki sine mein dastan dabi rakhna

kis qadar anokha hai shewa ahl-e-duniya ka
mithi mithi baaton mein talkhiyan dabi rakhna

khub hai tumhaara bhi ye kalam-e-fan 'akhtar'
sada sada sheron mein shokhiyan dabi rakhna