sisak rahi hai andheron mein sham-e-tanhai
koi charagh jalao ba-nam-e-tanhai

sada rahe yunhi aabaad shahr-e-shishagaran
ki mere nam kiya waqf jam-e-tanhai

rawish rawish jo hain tute hue kuchh aaine
qadam qadam hai nishan-e-khiram-e-tanhai

ye kis khayal se raushan hai ru-e-sham-e-firaq
ye kaisi lau se damakta hai baam-e-tanhai

sajai honton pe diwar-o-dar ki khamoshi
kuchh is tarah bhi kiya ehtimam-e-tanhai

likhi hain palkon se be-harf bhi munajaten
kalam-e-fan se kiya ehtiram-e-tanhai

chamakte dard se 'akram' sahifa-e-dil par
ubhar raha hai musalsal kalam-e-tanhai