majbur-e-shab ko subh ka mukhtar dekh kar
hairan hai aql waqt ki raftar dekh kar

bimar ko hai aap ke aane ka intizar
sab ro rahe hain haalat-e-bimar dekh kar

ahbab ki tasalliyan khud zakhm ban gain
ghabra raha hun kasrat-e-gham-khwar dekh kar

anjam-e-fasl-e-gul pe hai meri nigah dost
khun ro raha hun rang-e-chaman-zar dekh kar

kis ne falak ka chand zamin par bichha diya
aaya khayal rahguzar-e-yar dekh kar

shabnam ho jaise daman-e-nargis mein khanda-zan
samjha main un ki chashm-e-guhar-bar dekh kar

phir mere ghaur-o-fikr ki qismat jaga bhi de
muddat hui hai tujh ko ziya-bar dekh kar

'akhtar' sukun-e-dil ke siwa thi har ek shai
hum laut aae raunaq-e-bazar dekh kar