un ko bulaen aur wo na aaen to kya karen
bekar jaen apni duaen to kya karen

ek zohara-wash hai aankh ke pardon mein jalwagar
nazron mein aasman na samaen to kya karen

mana ki sab ke samne milne se hai hijab
lekin wo khwab mein bhi na aaen to kya karen

hum lakh qasmen khaen na milne ki sab ghalat
wo dur hi se dil ko lubhaen to kya karen

bad-qismaton ka yaad na karne pe hai ye haal
allah agar wo yaad hi aaen to kya karen

naseh hamari tauba mein kuchh shak nahin magar
shana hilaen aa ke ghataen to kya karen

mai-khana dur rasta tarik hum mariz
munh pher den udhar jo hawaen to kya karen

raaton ke dil mein yaad basaen kisi ki hum
'akhtar' haram mein wo na bulaen to kya karen