But Kya Hain Bashar Kya Hai Ye Sab Silsila Kya Hai

but kya hain bashar kya hai ye sab silsila kya hai

phir main huun mira dil he miri ghar-e-hira hai

jo ankhon ke aage hai yaqin hai ki guman hai

jo ankhon se ojhal hai ḳhala hai ki ḳhuda hai

taare miri qismat hain ki jalte hue patthar

duniya miri jannat hai ki shaitan ki saza hai

dil dushman-e-jan hai to ḳhirad qatil-e-iman

ye kaisi balaon ko mujhe saunp diya hai

sunte rahen aram se har jhuuT to ḳhush hain

aur Tok den bhule se to kahte hain bura hai

shaitan bhi rahta hai mire dil men ḳhuda bhi

ab aap kahin dil ki sada kis ki sada hai

‘aḳhtar’ na karo un se gila jaur-o-jafa ka

apni bhi ḳhuda jaane havas hai ki vafa hai