dil-e-mahjur ko taskin ka saman na mila
shahr-e-janan men hamen maskan-e-janan na mila
kucha-gardi men katin shauq ki kitni raten
phir bhi us sham-e-tamanna ka shabistan na mila
puchhte manzil-e-salma ki khabar ham jis se
vadi-e-najd men aisa koi insan na mila
yuun to har rahguzar par the sitare raqsan
jis ki hasrat thi magar vo mah-e-taban na mila
lala-o-gul the bahut aam chaman men lekin
dhundte the jise vo sarv-e-khiraman na mila
jis ke pardon se machalti ho vahi nikhat-e-shauq
be-khudi ki qasam aisa koi aivan na mila
bakht-e-be-dar kahan jalva-e-dil-dar kahan
khvab men bhi hamen vo ghuncha-e-khandan na mila
bekasi tishna-labi dard-e-halavat-talabi
chandni-rat men bhi chashma-e-haivan na mila
yuun to har dar pe hi kahte nazar aae daman
khinchte naaz se jis ko vahi daman na mila
kis ke dar par na kiye sajde nigahon ne magar
haae taqdir vo gharat-gar-e-iman na mila
kaun se baam ko rah rah ke na dekha lekin
nigah-e-shauq ko vo mah-e-khiraman na mila
dar-e-janan pe fida karte dil-o-jan ‘akhtar’
vaae bar-hal-e-dil-o-jan dar-e-janan na mila
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