jab ba-faizan-e-junun parcham-e-zar khulte hain
qufl-e-shab tod ke anwar-e-sahar khulte hain

yun ubharti hai dil-e-tar mein ummid ki zau
jaise zindan ke kabhi rauzan-o-dar khulte hain

gham se milta hai meri fikr ko is tarah faragh
jis tarah tair-e-par-basta ke par khulte hain

abr barse to bayaban mein mahakti hai bahaar
lakh mai-khane sar-e-rahguzar khulte hain

jin ko afzaish-e-mantiq ne kiya ho takhliq
aise uqde bhi kahin ahl-e-nazar khulte hain

shaikh ji arsa-e-jalwat mein hain paband-e-rusum
par ye khalwat mein bahut shoabda-gar khulte hain

fahm-o-iblagh koi khel nahin hai 'akhtar'
khun-e-dil dene se asrar-e-hunar khulte hain