tirgi shoala-e-nafrat ko hawa deti hai
raushni zauq-e-yaqin fikr-e-rasa deti hai

tirgi bais-e-azar musafir ke liye
raushni shokhi-e-raftar-e-saba deti hai

tirgi sarhad-e-auham se aage na badhi
raushni qarya-e-shab mein bhi sada deti hai

tirgi rang-e-alamat ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin
raushni aks-e-shafaq rang-e-hina deti hai

tirgi jahl ko rakhti hai dil-o-jaan ki tarah
raushni ilm ki rahon ka pata deti hai

mukhtasar ye ki shab-e-gham ki sahar hone tak
raushni nur ka ek jal bichha deti hai

raushni surat-e-paigham-e-sahar hai 'akhtar'
raushni hi sila-e-ahd-e-wafa deti hai