jine ke agar chand sahaare bhi mile hain
to jaan se jaane ke ishaare bhi mile hain

har chand rah-e-ishq ke gham sakht hain lekin
is rah ke kuchh gham hamein pyare bhi mile hain

kuchh apni wafaon se jo ummid thi hum ko
kuchh un ki nigahon ke sahaare bhi mile hain

ai rah-raw-e-rah-e-junun bhul na jaana
is rah mein ji jaan se haare bhi mile hain

ilzam-e-taghaful hamein taslim hai lekin
badle hue andaz tumhaare bhi mile hain

kya kijiye tadbir se haara nahin jata
go rah mein taqdir ke mare bhi mile hain

tufan mein sabhi dub to jate nahin 'akhgar'
kuchh logon ko tufan mein kinare bhi mile hain