dar pe chadh ke jo tajdid-e-wafa hoti hai
is shahadat pe to sau jaan fida hoti hai

jin ko dawa-e-khirad ho zara aa kar dekhen
ishq ki rah bahut hosh-ruba hoti hai

dard mein dubi nigahon ki zaban hai goya
aur baaton se go ye baat juda hoti hai

husn jab soz-e-mohabbat se jila pata hai
kya tajalli pas-e-fanus-e-wafa hoti hai

un hasin aankhon mein hai hasrat altaf-o-karam
dil hi jaane ye qayamat ki ada hoti hai

phul ke dida-e-pur-nam ka ye anjam ba-khair
pattiyan jhadti hain shabnam bhi khafa hoti hai

subh tak haal-e-dil-e-zar pe ro lo 'akhtar'
is ghadi dard ke maron ki dawa hoti hai