gham raat-din rahe to khushi bhi kabhi rahi ek bewafa se apni badi dosti rahi un se milan ki sham ghadi do-ghadi rahi aur phir jo raat aai to barson khadi rahi sham-e-visal-e-dard ne jate hue kaha kal phir milenge dost agar zindagi rahi basti ujad gai bhi to kikar hare rahe dar-band ho gae bhi to khidki khuli rahi 'akhtar' agarche chaaron taraf tez dhup thi dil par khayal-e-yar ki shabnam padi rahi