jaga wahan nasib adu ka tamam raat
main be-qarariyon se na soya tamam raat

meri gali se us ko laga le gaya raqib
main dekhta hi rah gaya rasta tamam raat

tha bazm-e-ghair mein jo wahan shaghl-e-daur-e-jam
dard-e-jigar ka tha yahan daura tamam raat

muddat hui ki khwab se waqif nahin hai aankh
rahta hai zulf-e-yar ka sauda tamam raat

paya na tirgi-e-shab-e-hijr mein pata
mujh ko ajal ne khub hi dhunda tamam raat

dam bhar bhi mere dil ne na sone diya use
roya kiya ye hijr ka dhadka tamam raat

suhan-e-ruh tha shab-e-wada mein intizar
lekin wo hila-ju nahin aaya tamam raat

ye husn-e-yar ne kiya hairan shab-e-visal
takta hi rah gaya rukh-e-zeba tamam raat

mera khayal hijr ki shab wasl ban gaya
pesh-e-nigah yar ko rakha tamam raat

'akbar' shab-e-firaq mein jage mere nasib
main ne usi ko khwab mein dekha tamam raat