kaanton se dil lagao jo ta-umr saath den
phoolon ka kya jo saans kee garmee na sah saken
gam-e-zamaana ne majaboor kar diya varna
ye aarazoo thee ki bas teree aarazoo karate
inhee gam kee ghataon se khushee ka chaand nikalega
andheree raat ke parde mein din kee raushanee bhee hai
un ras bharee aankhon mein haya khel rahee hai
do zahar ke pyaalon mein qaza khel rahee hai
aarazoo vasl kee rakhatee hai pareshaan kya kya
kya bataoon ki mere dil mein hai aramaan kya kya
kuchh to tanhaee kee raaton mein sahaara hota
tum na hote na sahee zikr tumhaara hota
din raat may-kade mein guzaratee thee zindagee
akhtar vo be-khudee ke zamaane kidhar gae
kaam aa sakeen na apanee vafaen to kya karen
us bevafa ko bhool na jaen to kya karen
uthate nahin hain ab to dua ke lie bhee haath
kis darja na-umeed hain paravaradigaar se
zindagee kitanee masarrat se guzaratee ya rab
aish kee tarah agar gam bhee gavaara hota