meri sham-e-gham ko wo bahla rahe hain
likha hai ye khat mein ki hum aa rahe hain

thahar ja zara aur ai dard-e-furqat
hamare tasawwur mein wo aa rahe hain

gham-e-aqibat hai na fikr-e-zamana
piye ja rahe hain jiye ja rahe hain

nahin shikwa-e-tishnagi mai-kashon ko
wo aankhon se mai-khane barsa rahe hain

wo rashk-e-bahaar aane wala hai 'akhtar'
kanwal hasraton ke khile ja rahe hain