kis or le chali hai hawa-e-numu mujhe
milta hai gam-gam ek aashufta-rau mujhe

kahna to aur kuchh tha dam-e-guftugu mujhe
ek or samt dal gae rang-o-bu mujhe

donon hi dard-kesh the donon hi besh the
main tujh ko kam samajhta raha aur tu mujhe

bazm-e-numud-o-nam saji shor sa utha
main chal diya ki ras na thi hao-hu mujhe

'akhtar' badi kadi thi masafat aur us ke baad
mujh par khula ki apni hi thi justuju mujhe