chaho to mira dukh mira azar na samjho
lekin mire ḳhvabon ko gunahgar na samjho
asan nahin insaf ki zanjir hilana
duniya ko jahangir ka darbar na samjho
angan ke sukun ki koi qimat nahin hoti
kahte ho jise ghar use bazar na samjho
ujḌe hue taqon pe jami gard ki tah men
ru-posh hain kis qism ke asrar na samjho
ehsas ke sau zaḳhm bacha sakte ho ‘aḳhtar’
iz.har-e-muravvat ko agar pyaar na samjho