dar-ba-dar ki khak peshani pe mal kar aaega
ghum-phir kar rasta phir mere hi ghar aaega

samne aankhon ke phir yakh-basta manzar aaega
dhup jam jaegi aangan mein december aaega

shor kaisa apni aahat bhi na sun paoge tum
is safar mein aisa sannata to aksar aaega

jis ki khatir shisha-e-awaz raushan hai bahut
us ki jaanib se bhi khamoshi ka patthar aaega

sehn-e-dil mein kab se tanhai ke kheme nasb hain
ab na shayad mausam-e-hangama-parwar aaega

zindagi bhar hum isi ummid par chalte rahe
ab ke sahra par kar len to samundar aaega

munhadim ho jaegi 'akhtar' fasil-e-intishaar
jab nawah-e-jaan mein virani ka lashkar aaega