ja ke suraj se mila din mein bhi ghar se nikla
baad muddat main charaghon ke asar se nikla

ab to mil jati hain har mod pe aankhen achchhi
teri aankhon ka wo kanta bhi nazar se nikla

kitni kam-go thi meri jaan-e-sukhan wo khushbu
baat karne ka bahana bhi agar se nikla

jaane kis kis ko diye mere hazaron dil the
ye khazana mere sine ke khandar se nikla

mujh ko to gardish-e-dauran ne diya hai lahja
mera matlab to isi zer-o-zabar se nikla

wo bhi mahfil mein chali aai hai pichhe pichhe
main to ghar se isi tanhai ke dar se nikla

jis ki chhanw mein sukun paen sukhan ke panchhi
ped wo meri hi mehnat ke samar se nikla

mujh ko le dubi farawani ye sim-o-zar ki
sara mehnat ka maza luqma-e-tar se nikla

ho-na-ho is mein koi raaz chhupa hai 'akhtar'
kaam aksar to khuda ka bhi bashar se nikla