tum ko dekha hai abhi tak ye guman hota hai
naqsh jo dil mein hai aankhon se nihan hota hai

shauq ka aalam-e-eajaz ayan hota hai
khinch ke aata hai yahan husn jahan hota hai

qissa-e-dard khamoshi se ayan hota hai
taur-e-izhaar nazar tarz-e-bayan hota hai

raat khamosh hai aise mein sitaro sun lo
dil-e-muztar mera mail-ba-fughan hota hai

meri nakaam mohabbat ne bada kaam kiya
muddaa aalam-e-hasrat mein jawan hota hai

khirman-e-zist mein shoale na bhadak uthe hon
daman-e-dil ke qarib aaj dhuan hota hai

zikr khud chhed ke roya kiya pahron 'akhtar'
nam aate hi tera ashk rawan hota hai