kaifiyat kya thi yahan alam-e-gham se pahle
kaun aaya tha tiri bazm men ham se pahle
sab karam hai tire andaz-e-sitam se ai dost
zauq-e-gham dil ko na tha tere sitam se pahle
bandagi teri ḳhudai se bahut hai aage
naqsh-e-sajda hai tire naqsh-e-qadam se pahle
qalb-e-insan ko hai ab phir usi aalam ki talash
teri mahfil thi jahan dair-o-haram se pahle
ham se mansur zamane men kahan hain ‘aḳhtar’
daar tak aa nahin sakta koi ham se pahle