iqrar ki surat thi na inkar ki surat
dekhi na gai mujh se mere yar ki surat

sab majma-e-ashufta-saran dekh rahe the
main takta raha aaina-bardar ki surat

kuchh din ke liye qafila-e-khush-nazaran bhi
gardish mein raha gardish-e-parkar ki surat

wo shahr jo raunaq tha jahan-e-guzaran ki
lagta hai mujhe wadi-e-pur-khar ki surat

main dasht-e-tamanna ka musafir hun mujhe bhi
ek saya mile saya-e-diwar ki surat

ab tak meri aankhon mein hararat hai wafa ki
dekhi thi kabhi kucha-e-dildar ki surat

'akhtar' ko na ras aaya kabhi mausam-e-hijran
phir bhi hai rawan lamha-e-bedar ki surat