dard badh kar dawa na ho jae
zindagi be-maza na ho jae

in talawwun-mizajiyon ka shikar
koi mere siwa na ho jae

lazzat-e-intizar hi na rahe
kahin wada wafa na ho jae

teri raftar ai maaz-allah
hashr koi bapa na ho jae

kaamyabi hi kaamyabi ho
to ye banda khuda na ho jae

meri betabiyon se ghabra kar
koi mujh se khafa na ho jae

kuchh to andaza-e-jafa kijiye
dil sitam-ashna na ho jae

kahin nakaami-e-asar aakhir
muddaa-e-dua na ho jae

wo nigahen na pher len 'akhtar'
ishq be-asra na ho jae