vo kabhee mil jaen to kya keejie
raat din soorat ko dekha keejie
chaandanee raaton mein ik ik phool ko
be-khudee kahatee hai sajada keejie
jo tamanna bar na aae umr bhar
umr bhar us kee tamanna keejie
ishq kee rangeeniyon mein doob kar
chaandanee raaton mein roya keejie
poochh baithe hain hamaara haal vo
be-khudee too hee bata kya keejie
ham hee us ke ishq ke qaabil na the
kyoon kisee zaalim ka shikava keejie
aap hee ne dard-e-dil bakhsha hamen
aap hee is ka mudaava keejie
kahate hain ‘akhtar’ vo sun kar mere sher
is tarah ham ko na rusava keejie!