kuchh to tanhaee kee raaton mein sahaara hota
tum na hote na sahee zikr tumhaara hota
tark-e-duniya ka ye daava hai fuzool ai zaahid
baar-e-hastee to zara sar se utaara hota
vo agar aa na sake maut hee aaee hotee
hijr mein koee to gam-khvaar hamaara hota
zindagee kitanee masarrat se guzaratee ya rab
aish kee tarah agar gam bhee gavaara hota
azmat-e-girya ko kotaah-nazar kya samajhen
ashk agar ashk na hota to sitaara hota
lab-e-zaahid pe hai afsaana-e-hoor-e-jannat
kaash is vaqt mira anjuman-aara hota
gam-e-ulfat jo na milata gam-e-hastee milata
kisee soorat to zamaane mein guzaara hota
kis ko fursat thee zamaane ke sitam sahane kee
gar na us shokh kee aankhon ka ishaara hota
koee hamadard zamaane mein na paaya ‘akhtar’
dil ko hasarat hee rahee koee hamaara hota