subh-e-nau koi dam mein jagmagane wali hai
raat se na ghabrao raat jaane wali hai

baghban ke tewar se jhankte hain andeshe
fasl-e-gul na jaane kya gul khilane wali hai

kitne hadson ko hum kar chuke hain sharminda
zindagi hamein kab tak aazmane wali hai

zindagi ko nafrat ka zahr kyon pilate ho
zindagi mohabbat ke git gane wali hai

un ki chashm-e-mast 'akhtar' tishnigan-e-ulfat ko
mast karne wali hai ras pilane wali hai