thahre pani mein nihan ek hasin khwab bhi hai aas ki jhil mein aks-e-rukh-e-mahtab bhi hai dasht-e-tanhai ke tapte hue virane mein teri yaadon ka hai ek ped jo shadab bhi hai par karna bada mushkil hai ki ye bahr-e-hawas kahin gahra hai bahut aur kahin payab bhi hai is ki taswir mein aankhon mein basa lun ki ye shai lakh arzan sahi mere liye nayab bhi hai yun to lagta hai samundar bada khamosh magar us ke sine mein nihan karb ka sailab bhi hai ye tamannaon ki sukhi hui nadi 'akhtar' apni aankhon mein sajae hue ek khwab bhi hai