kaliyon ka tabassum ho, ki tum ho ki saba ho
is raat ke sannate mein, koi to sada ho

yun jism mahakta hai hawa-e-gul-e-tar se!
jaise koi pahlu se abhi uth ke gaya ho

duniya hama-tan-gosh hai, aahista se bolo
kuchh aur qarib aao, koi sun na raha ho

ye rang, ye andaz-e-nawazish to wahi hai
shayad ki kahin pahle bhi tu mujh se mila ho

yun raat ko hota hai guman dil ki sada par
jaise koi diwar se sar phod raha ho

duniya ko khabar kya hai mere zauq-e-nazar ki
tum mere liye rang ho, khushbu ho, ziya ho

yun teri nigahon mein asar dhund raha hun
jaise ki tujhe dal ke dhadakne ka pata ho

is darja mohabbat mein taghaful nahin achchha
hum bhi jo kabhi tum se gurezan hon to kya ho

hum khak ke zarron mein hain 'akhtar' bhi, guhar bhi
tum baam-e-falak se, kabhi utro to pata ho