apni bahon ko hum ne patwar kiya tha
tab ja kar wo khun ka dariya par kiya tha

patthar phenk ke logon ne jab izzat bakhshi
hum ne apne hathon ko dastar kiya tha

kaun se khwab ne raat apni aankhen kholi thin
kis ki khushbu ne dil ko bedar kiya tha

us ne dil par qabza kiya ban baitha aamir
hum ne jis ki shahi se inkar kiya tha

bante gae the apni thokar se wo raste
jin raston ko tu ne kal diwar kiya tha

jin ko kabhi ek aankh na hum bhae the 'akhtar'
hum ne un ki nafrat se bhi pyar kiya tha