barae-nam koi rabta hua to sahi
ki ek shakhs mere haal par hansa to sahi

zara si der ko sadiyon ki khamushi to gai
nawah-e-jaan se koi shor sa utha to sahi

dil-e-shikasta ko mauhum si ummid to thi
mujhe nasib nahin tha magar wo tha to sahi

kabhi tamam to kar bad-gumaniyon ka safar
kisi bahane kisi roz aazma to sahi

ye kya ki harf-o-sada ka tabaadala bhi nahin
kahan hai kaisa hai ai dost kuchh bata to sahi

har ek dil ko mohabbat pasand hona hai
'aqil' ab na sahi main nahin raha to sahi