zaman-e-hijr mite daur-e-wasl-e-yar aae
ilahi ab to khizan jae aur bahaar aae

sitam-zarifi-e-fitrat ye kya muamma hai
ki jis kali ko bhi sunghun main bu-e-yar aae

chaman ki har kali aamada-e-tabassum hai
bahaar ban ke meri jaan-e-nau-bahaar aae

hain tishna-kaam hum un baadalon se puchhe koi
kahan bahaar ki pariyon ke takht utar aae

tere khayal ki be-tabiyan maaz-allah
ki ek bar bhulaen to lakh bar aae

wo aaen yun mere aaghosh-e-ishq mein 'akhtar'
ki jaise aankhon mein ek khwab-e-be-qarar aae