tum ho ya chhedti hai yaad-e-sahar koi to hai
khatkhatata hai jo ye khwab ka dar koi to hai

dil pe padti hui duzdida-nazar koi to hai
jis taraf dekh raha hun main udhar koi to hai

aise nadan nahin raaton mein bhatakne wale
jagti aankhon mein khurshid-e-sahar koi to hai

khud-bakhud hath gareban ki taraf uthte hain
sarsaraati si hawaon mein khabar koi to hai

kis ka munh dekh rahi hai safar-amada hayat
su-e-maqtal hi sahi rahguzar koi to hai

tu mujhe dekh mere panw ke chhaalon pe na ja
zindagi tere liye khak-basar koi to hai

din kata sara kharabon mein bhatakte 'akhtar'
sham hoti hai chalo khair se ghar koi to hai