nigah-e-lutf kya kam ho gai hai
mohabbat aur mohkam ho gai hai

tabiat kushta-e-gham ho gai hai
charagh-e-bazm-e-matam ho gai hai

maal-e-zabt-e-paiham ho gai hai
masarrat hasil-e-gham ho gai hai

tamanna jab badhi hai apni had se
to mayusi ka aalam ho gai hai

na jaane kyun adawat hi adawat hai
sirisht-e-ibn-e-adam ho gai hai

hai mahw-e-raqs har barg-e-chaman par
badi bebak shabnam ho gai hai

hansi honton par aate aate 'akhtar'
payam-e-girya-e-gham ho gai hai