nikhat-e-zulf se nindon ko basa de aa kar
meri jagi hui raaton ko sula de aa kar

fikr-e-farda o gham-e-dosh bhula de aa kar
phir usi naz se diwana bana de aa kar

ishq ko naghma-e-ummid suna de aa kar
dil ki soi hui qismat ko jaga de aa kar

kis qadar tera o tarik hai duniya-e-hayat
jalwa-e-husn se ek shama jala de aa kar

ishq ki chandni raaten mujhe yaad aati hain
umr-e-rafta ko meri mujh se mila de aa kar

zindagi ban ke mere dil mein sama ja salma
maut ek parda hai ye parda utha de aa kar

aag si dil mein laga jata hai tera har khat
aa mere khirman-e-hasti ko jala de aa kar

teri furqat mein mere sher hain kitne ghamgin
muskuraati hui nazron se hansa de aa kar

phir wahi hum hon wahi din hon wahi raaten hon
ahd-e-rafta ko phir aaina dikha de aa kar

shauq-e-nadida mein lazzat hai magar naz nahin
aa mere ishq ko maghrur bana de aa kar

shab-e-furqat pe meri hanste hain ai khanda-e-nur
mere qadmon pe sitaron ko gira de aa kar

tishna-e-husn hun ai saqi-mai-khana-e-husn
apne honton se phir ek jam pila de aa kar

kab talak raunaq-e-sham-e-awadh ai mah-e-rawan
sham-e-lahore ko bhi subh bana de aa kar

ho chuki sair-e-bahaaran-kada-e-qaisar-bagh
bagh-e-lawrence mein bhi phul khila de aa kar

gomti dekh chuki jalwa-e-ariz ki bahaar
sath-e-rawi ko bhi aaina bana de aa kar

tera ruman naya khwab hai 'akhtar' ke liye
aa aur is khwab ki tabir bata de aa kar