khwab aankhon se chune nind ko viran kiya
is tarah us ne mujhe be-sar-o-saman kiya

khak-e-viran tha faqat hu ki sada gunjti thi
meri wahshat ne bayaban ko bayaban kiya

main ne ek shakhs ki shaista-mizaji ke liye
apni har khwahish-e-khush-rang ko qurban kiya

us ne jab chaak kiya wajd mein pairahan-e-jaan
main ne bhi nazr-e-junun apna gireban kiya

umr bhar zabt ki diwar na todi main ne
aah khinchi na kabhi ranj ka elan kiya

aks-e-hairat ke siwa kuchh na tha aaine mein
apni aankhon ko bahut main ne pareshan kiya

phir bhi tamir-e-tamanna ki na takmil hui
main ne aangan ko kabhi dar kabhi dalan kiya

bant di logon mein us ne meri daryuza-gari
phir mujhe 'akhtar'-e-kam-maya se sultan kiya