pine pe laga kar pabandi dushnam ki baaten karte hain
ye zahid-o-abid masjid mein khud jam ki baaten karte hain

kyon aaj hain wo ghabrae hue ilzam ki baaten karte hain
aaghaz-e-mohabbat se pahle anjam ki baaten karte hain

jab meri wafa mashkuk nahin phir baat ye kaisi hoti hai
mahfil mein bula kar aakhir kyon ilzam ki baaten karte hain

kya ghuncha-o-gul se nisbat hai be-kar hai zinat gulshan ki
kanton pe basar karne wale aaram ki baaten karte hain

jab raaz-e-mohabbat khulne se tauhin-e-mohabbat hoti hai
kyon ashk-e-nadamat aankhon mein ilzam ki baaten karte hain

kis tarah guzare hijr ka din ye baat na puchho 'akhtar' se
wo subh ki baaten kya jaanen jo sham ki baaten karte hain