har aks mera aks ho itna bhi nahin main
is aaina-khane mein kahin tu hai kahin main

ye mere badan par jo sulagne ke nishan hain
yun hain ki zara bhar ko hua us ke qarin main

ek waqt mein kitne hi gumanon se guzar kar
likhta hun ye kuchh lafz sar-e-lauh-e-yaqin main

ye aalam-e-nabud hai ya bud hai kya hai
main kahta hun main hun koi kahta hai nahin main

wo dar to bana hai na banega kabhi 'akhtar'
jis ke liye phirta hun liye apni jabin main