barq se aashiyan ka rishta hai
arsh se khak-dan ka rishta hai

mere afsana-e-mohabbat se
aap ki dastan ka rishta hai

aaj-kal hum junun-pasandon se
har nae imtihan ka rishta hai

ahl-e-gulshan ki khasta-haali se
sazish-e-baghban ka rishta hai

aap mukhtar aur hum majbur
sochiye to kahan ka rishta hai

shaikh sahab ka hur-o-ghilman se
sirf wahm-o-guman ka rishta hai

un ka 'akhtar' se yun talluq hai
jis tarah jism-o-jaan ka rishta hai