pine mein ehtiyat ziyaada nahin rahi
phir mai-kade mein baat ziyaada nahin rahi

arz-o-sama bhi hath se mere nikal gae
mutthi mein kaenat ziyaada nahin rahi

phir ye hua ki waqt kahin ja ke kho gaya
din jab ghata to raat ziyaada nahin rahi

main zindagi mein barha talwar par chala
mushkil pae siraat ziyaada nahin rahi

phir ye hua ki waqt ne manzar chhupa liye
id-e-tasawwuraat ziyaada nahin rahi

ki zindagi ki hum ne mudaraat umr-bhar
us par bhi ek raat ziyaada nahin rahi

mahsus ho raha hai tere haal-e-zar se
'akhtar' teri hayat ziyaada nahin rahi