'akhtar' ko to riye mein bhi hai aar kya kare
baitha hua hai der se be-kar kya kare

yak hujum-e-dard aur aur e tamam
dil zer par lagae hai minqar kya kare

tarikh ki rahi hai ki mitta nahin hai zulm
mukhtar-e-kul bata tera sansar kya kare

khinche hai sab ko dast-e-fana ek sa to phir
ek sada-lauh kare yahan ayyar kya kare

koi nahin hai mujh ko hunar rozgar ka
juz khaksar midhat-e-sarkar kya kare

jo sari kaenat ki fitrat ka ho amin
har tajarbe ka jo ho kharidar kya kare

ji muztarib hai hiddat-e-qil-o-maqal mein
dhunde hai koi saya-e-diwar kya kare

shahron mein meri khak ade misl-e-bu-e-gul
be-shama hai khalq-e-tarah-dar kya kare

maula madad ki main hun azadar-e-al-e-u
aaqa tere baghair gunahgar kya kare