hazaron sal se main jis ke intizar mein tha
wo aks-e-khwab to mere hi ikhtiyar mein tha

wo meri zat ke partaw se mahtab hua
wagarna kurra-e-be-nur kis shumar mein tha

koi lagao na tha ab hare shajar se mujhe
main barg-e-khushk tha udte hue ghubar mein tha

safar mein yunhi jhulasta raha khabar na hui
ki thande pani ka chashma bhi rahguzar mein tha

main bad-guman na kabhi us se ho saka 'akhtar'
ajab tarah ka maza us ke jhute pyar mein tha