wo kya gae payam-e-safar de gae mujhe
ek jazba-e-junun-e-asar de gae mujhe

har samt dekhti hai jo un ke jamal ko
wo ek nigah-e-jalwa-nagar de gae mujhe

har-chand karb-e-marg hai mahsus har nafas
lutf-e-hayat-e-ishq magar de gae mujhe

taswir-e-huzn-o-yas bana kar chale gae
lab-ha-e-khushk o dida-e-tar de gae mujhe

bedar kar gae sahar-o-sham-e-zindagi
aah-o-fughan-e-sham-o-sahar de gae mujhe

jamti nahin nigah kisi chiz par bhi ab
ek khiragi-e-tab-e-nazar de gae mujhe

arz-e-hadis-e-shauq pe sharma ke rah gae
kitna hasin jawab magar de gae mujhe

mere sukun-e-qalb ko le kar chale gae
aur iztirab-e-dard-e-jigar de gae mujhe

mahrum-e-shash-jahat nigahon ko kar gae
bas ek nigah-e-jaanib-e-dar de gae mujhe

'akhtar' wo aae aur chale bhi gae magar
ek lutf-e-iztirab-e-asar de gae mujhe