duur tak raushni hai ghaur se dekh
maut bhi zindagi hai ghaur se dekh
un charaghon ke ba.ad ai duniya
kis qadar tirgi hai ghaur se dekh
rahnumaon ka jazba-e-isar
ye bhi ik rahzani hai ghaur se dekh
dushmani ko bura na kah ai dost
dekh kya dosti hai ghaur se dekh
tark-e-tadbir-o-justuju ke ba.ad
zindagi zindagi hai ghaur se dekh
gar ye shabnam ka rang laaya hai
har taraf tazgi hai ghaur se dekh
hain tahayyur men vo bhi ai ‘aḳhtar’
kya tiri shairi hai ghaur se dekh