unhen nigah hai apne jamal hi ki taraf
nazar utha ke nahin dekhte kisi ki taraf

tawajjoh apni ho kya fann-e-shairi ki taraf
nazar har ek ki jati hai aib hi ki taraf

likha hua hai jo rona mere muqaddar mein
khayal tak nahin jata kabhi hansi ki taraf

tumhaara saya bhi jo log dekh lete hain
wo aankh utha ke nahin dekhte pari ki taraf

bala mein phansta hai dil muft jaan jati hai
khuda kisi ko na le jae us gali ki taraf

kabhi jo hoti hai takrar ghair se hum se
to dil se hote ho dar-parda tum usi ki taraf

nigah padti hai un par tamam mahfil ki
wo aankh utha ke nahin dekhte kisi ki taraf

nigah us but-e-khud-bin ki hai mere dil par
na aaine ki taraf hai na aarsi ki taraf

qubul kijiye lillah tohfa-e-dil ko
nazar na kijiye is ki shikastagi ki taraf

yahi nazar hai jo ab qatil-e-zamana hui
yahi nazar hai ki uthti na thi kisi ki taraf

gharib-khana mein lillah do-ghadi baitho
bahut dinon mein tum aae ho is gali ki taraf

zara si der hi ho jaegi to kya hoga
ghadi ghadi na uthao nazar ghadi ki taraf

jo ghar mein puchhe koi khauf kya hai kah dena
chale gae the tahalte hue kisi ki taraf

hazar jalwa-e-husn-e-butan ho ai 'akbar'
tum apna dhyan lagae raho usi ki taraf