dastar-e-ehtiyat bacha kar na aaega
koi bhi us gali se subuk-sar na aaega

bas ek jast aur sar-e-ku-e-justuju
phir raste mein koi samundar na aaega

ud jaenge hawa mein sabhi naqsh-e-na-tamam
aur mausam-e-hunar bhi palat kar na aaega

kab tak rahoge zid ke ahate mein khema-zan
wo hadd-e-ehtiyat se bahar na aaega

yun mutmain hain raste sehn-e-sukut ke
jaise kabhi sadaon ka lashkar na aaega

jo kuchh hai wo bahut hai ki phir is nawah mein
ek lamha-e-sukun bhi mayassar na aaega

'akhtar' ab intizar ki parchhaiyan samet
is dhup mein wo mom ka paikar na aaega