mutrib-e-dil ki wo tanen kya huin
wo takhayyul ki udanen kya huin

kya hue wo tirchhi nazron ke khadang
abruon ki wo kamanen kya huin

wo adaen jin pe hoti thin nisar
chahne walon ki jaanen kya huin

kya hue tute dilon ke zamzame
be-zabanon ki zabanen kya huin

kya hue 'akhtar' umidon ke hisar
wo azaem ki chatanen kya huin