apni tahzib ki diwar sambhaale hue hain
mere bachche mera ghar-bar sambhaale hue hain

tu ne kuchh bhi na diya hum ko aziyyat ke siwa
zindagi hum tujhe bekar sambhaale hue hain

koi aata nahin ab un ki qadam-bosi ko
donon hathon se wo dastar sambhaale hue hain

waqt se aage nikal jaenge jab chahenge
dil-girafta abhi raftar sambhaale hue hain

muflisi jhankti hai rauzan o dar se lekin
hum larazti hui diwar sambhaale hue hain

ye bhi ek turfa tamasha hai khuda-wand-e-jahan
teri duniya ko gunahgar sambhaale hue hain

faqa-masti mein bhi jite hain ba-aghaz-e-junun
zindagi hum tera pindar sambhaale hue hain

aabdida kabhi hone nahin dete 'akhtar'
mujh ko ab tak mere gham-khwar sambhaale hue hain