saat-e-marg-e-musalsal har nafas bhaari hui
phir faza-e-jaan pe sadiyon ki thakan tari hui

khanaman-barbaad yaaden dastaken dene lagin
jab kabhi apni taraf badhne ki tayyari hui

us ne apne aap ko hum par munawwar kar diya
phir bhi chashm-e-shauq mein raushan na chingari hui

ab kisi ki bhi nazar uthti nahin su-e-falak
hum zamin walon ko aakhir kaisi bimari hui

waqt ki daldal mein khush-ahang lamhe dhans gae
yani har saat sukut-e-shab ki hai mari hui

is tarah be-kaif mausam to kabhi guzra na tha
phul hi barse na to ab ke sharar-bari hui

ab dayar-e-dil mein 'akhtar' hu ka aalam bhi nahin
kis aziyyat-nak mausam se meri yari hui