mujhe hayat ke sanchon mein dhaalne wale
kahan gae wo samundar khangalne wale

ludhak raha hun dhalanon se pyar ki main to
na aaen rah mein mujh ko sanbhaalne wale

hamare shauq-e-farawan ne das liya hum ko
ki aastin mein the hum sanp palne wale

hawa mein phenk na mujh ko samajh ke khel koi
tujhi ko aa ke lagunga uchhaalne wale

zara sa kaam hun main phir bhi na-mukammal hun
yahan mile hain sabhi mujh ko talne wale

kuan hawas ka tha gahra kuchh is qadar 'akhtar'
ki khud hi gir gae mujh ko nikalne wale