tujh se ai zist hamein jitne hasin khwab mile
naqsh-bar-ab kabhi surat-e-simab mile

hum ne har mauj-e-hawadis ko kinara samjha
hum ko har mauj mein lipte hue girdab mile

gardish-e-waqt ne gahna diye kitne suraj
subh ki god mein dam todte mahtab mile

jab bhi sadiyon ki futuhat ko mud kar dekha
khun mein luthde hue tarikh ke abwab mile

sail-e-zulmat mein hai qafila-e-manzil-e-shab
kash aise mein koi najm-e-ufuq-tab mile

ahal-e-kirdar ko dekha hai sar-e-dar aksar
ahal-e-guftar tah-e-saya-e-mehrab mile

fasl-e-gul aai hai yaro to ghanimat jaano
phul afsurda sahi zakhm to shadab mile

dil ke har dagh se wabasta hai rudad-e-sitam
ranj badhta gaya jun jun mujhe ahbab mile

mujh ko 'akhtar' na mili nala-e-shab-gir ki dad
qarya-e-shauq ke sab log garan-khwab mile