raste ki dhul ne pairon ko zakhmi kar diya
bahr se mahi alag karna mujhe aata nahin

baith jaun do ghadi aaram se yaro kahin
zindagi ke dasht mein aisa koi saya nahin

khwab sa sundar badan tha bistar-e-kamkhab par
raat bhar phir bhi mere dil ne sukun paya nahin

chha gai hai khamushi ki barf mere zehn par
kalpana ke desh mein suraj kabhi marta nahin

narm jismon ki khushi aankhon mein bhar kar raat ko
sabza-e-khud-rau pe 'akhtar' main kabhi soya nahin