har ek lamha hamein hum se juda karti hui si
hamare bich diwar-e-ana banti hui si

larazti kanpti misl-e-haya simti hui si
meri jaanib badhi us ki sada sahmi hui si

wahi manzar larazta hai nigahon mein abhi tak
dariche hath phailae hawa ruthi hui si

tere qadmon ki aahat rahguzar-dar-rahguzar raushan
teri aamad ki khushbu ja-ba-ja bikhri hui si

sabhi manus chehre ajnabi se lag rahe hain
hamein jine nahin degi faza badli hui si

nigahon ke ufuq hairaniyon ke abr mein gum
koi shai aaine mein runuma hoti hui si

na jaane kis tabahi ki taraf le jaegi ab
hamari zindagi be-sakhta badhti hui si

mujhe mujh se alag karne pe aamada hai 'akhtar'
meri pahchan mujh se aashna hoti hui si