kaam-jui rah-o-rasm-e-'am hai
jaan-nisaron ko wafa se kaam hai

husn ki fitna-nigahi kam nahin
'ishq hi par kyon ye sab ilzam hai

khun-e-ahl-e-dil se jo rangin hai
aisi duniya se mujhe kya kaam hai

aap aur hon meri barbaadi pe shad
kya mohabbat ka yahi anjam hai

sahab-e-zauq-e-nazar to ho koi
hum ne mana tera jalwa 'am hai

dekh kar dar-o-rasan himmat na haar
manzil-e-maqsud bas do-gam hai

zarre-zarre mein ye josh-e-inqalab
us nigah-e-‘ishwa-gar ka kaam hai

wa'iz-e-khush-go ki baaton par na ja
us ke mai-khane mein khali jam hai

dekh kar tewar tere badle hue
sari duniya larza-bar-andam hai

hai wo ek takhil-e-rangin ki bahaar
wa’izon mein jis ka jannat nam hai

danish-e-imroz ke sarmaya-dar
teri fikr-e-sud-e-'alam kham hai

husn ki 'akhtar' ghalat-bakhshi na puchh
bul-hawas par lutf hai in'am hai