chehra sabab baghair nahin mera zard hai dil par lagi hai chot kaleje mein dard hai guzra hai is taraf se koi karwan zarur manzil ki samt jab to hawaon mein gard hai phir hashr ho na jae bapa kaenat mein bimar-e-gham ke honton pe ek aah-e-sard hai wo rah-e-haq mein maut se darta nahin kabhi jo aalam-e-hayat ka jaan-baz mard hai lillah do-ghadi ke liye dekh bhi to ja tere mariz-e-ishq ki ab nabz sard hai 'akhtar' bata junun-e-mohabbat hai kya bala kahte hain aaj-kal ki tu sahra-naward hai