kaha tha us ne mohabbat ki aabru rakhna
chubhe hon kitne bhi kante gulon ki khu rakhna

dilon ko tod na dale tumhaari haq-goi
bajae harf ke aaina ru-ba-ru rakhna

jo waqt ahl-e-wafa se kabhi lahu mange
to sab se pahle lab-e-tegh par gulu rakhna

khizan se haar na jaana kisi bhi haalat mein
numu mile na mile khwahish-e-numu rakhna

bura na kahna zamane ko hum zamana hain
hamare baad zamane se guftugu rakhna

faqih-e-shahr ke fatwe ki haisiyat kya hai
to khud ko apni nigahon mein surkh-ru rakhna

visal-e-dost ki saat bhi aane wali hai
sahar qarib hai 'akbar' abhi wazu rakhna