kab kaha main ne ki tum chahne walon mein raho
tum ghazal ho to ghazal ban ke khayalon mein raho

husn aisa hai tumhaara ki nahin jis ka jawab
is liye jaan-e-wafa tum to sawalon mein raho

chhup gaya chand andhera hai bhari mahfil mein
tum mere dil mein utar jao ujalon mein raho

apni khushbu ko fazaon mein bikhar jaane do
phul ban jao mahakte hue baalon mein raho

aane jaane ki kahin tum ko zarurat kya hai
shahr-e-khuban mein raho mast ghazalon mein raho

umr-bhar ke liye ho jao kisi ke 'akhtar'
ishq aisa karo duniya ki misalon mein raho