wo kabhi mil jaen to kya kijiye
raat din surat ko dekha kijiye

chandni raaton mein ek ek phul ko
be-khudi kahti hai sajda kijiye

jo tamanna bar na aae umr bhar
umr bhar us ki tamanna kijiye

ishq ki ranginiyon mein dub kar
chandni raaton mein roya kijiye

puchh baithe hain hamara haal wo
be-khudi tu hi bata kya kijiye

hum hi us ke ishq ke qabil na the
kyun kisi zalim ka shikwa kijiye

aap hi ne dard-e-dil bakhsha hamein
aap hi is ka mudawa kijiye

kahte hain 'akhtar' wo sun kar mere sher
is tarah hum ko na ruswa kijiye