un ke honton pe kyon hansi kam hai
kya meri aankh mein nami kam hai

mere mahbub phir koi jalwa
chashm-e-bina mein raushni kam hai

hasrat-e-did rah na jae kahin
aa bhi jao ki zindagi kam hai

kya kisi ne naqab sarka di
kyon sitaron mein raushni kam hai

naqsh-e-pa un ka chum lete hain
kya hamari ye bandagi kam hai

jaane kaise bahaar aai hai
lala-o-gul pe tazgi kam hai

kyon main barsat ki dua mangun
kya meri aankh mein nami kam hai

shama ki lau pe raqs karte hain
jin patangon ki zindagi kam hai

baat kya hai ki dil ki betabi
kal bhi kam thi aur aaj bhi kam hai

mere gham ka hai ye asar 'akhtar'
un ke honton pe bhi hansi kam hai