koi mohlik si bimari hui hai
mohabbat aankh se jari hui hai

teri riqqat ki shiddat se hai zahir
ye mere nam par tari hui hai

saza hai ye maashi hijraton ki
bahut masruf bekari hui hai

kabhi qismat ko bechaari na kahna
ki ye taqdir ki mari hui hai

zaban chalti nahin hai is tarah se
ye aari kat se aari hui hai

wo aise khwab the sote hue bhi
meri fard-e-amal bhaari hui hai

yaqin khud uth gaya hai mujh se mera
meri itni taraf-dari hui hai

mujhe jab bolna aaya hai 'akhtar'
tabhi lafzon ki dildari hui hai