main teri yaad mein gum hun so main hun tu ho kar
ki jaise phul mein rahta hun us ki bu ho kar

phir aa ja aur ye taswir le ke ja apni
tu khud ko chhod gaya mere ru-ba-ru ho kar

ye dil to roz nasheman saja ke rakhta hai
meri taraf se guzar tu bhi to kabhu ho kar

gulab sun to gul-andam aa raha hoga
dikha de samne us ke bhi surkh-ru ho kar

tu chahta hai to sina yun chir 'akhtar' ka
ki chirne ko tujhe phir mile rafu ho kar