kisi se ladaen nazar aur jhelen mohabbat ke gham itni fursat kahan
uthaen kisi mah-paikar hasina ke jaur-o-sitam itni fursat kahan

zamane ki be-rahmiyon ke tasadduq dimagh-e-nashat-o-alam hi nahin
dil apna kare aarzu-e-jafa ya umid-e-karam itni fursat kahan

dubo den mai-e-nab ki mastiyon mein falakat ke nakbat ke ehsas ko
bana len kisi aamiyana se kuze hi ko jam-e-jam itni fursat kahan

hon aazad-e-afkar lekin tafakkur mein dube hue se rahen raat din
tabiat ki be-wajh afsurdagi ke maze luten hum itni fursat kahan

na mazi hamara na mustaqbil apna kuchh is taur se harf-e-imroz hain
gham-e-dosh ya fikr-e-farda mein 'akhtar' karen sar ko kham itni fursat kahan