main samajhta tha haqiqat ashna ho ja.ega
kya ḳhabar thi meri baton se ḳhafa ho ja.ega
rafta-rafta ibtila-e-gham shifa ho ja.ega
dard hi had se guzarne par dava ho ja.ega
ham pe to pahle hi zahir tha ma.al-e-bandagi
pujne jaoge jis but ko ḳhuda ho ja.ega
tajarbe ki aanch se aḳhir raqib-e-ru-siyah
un ki qurbat se hamara ham-nava ho ja.ega
aah jo siine se niklegi fughan ban ja.egi
ashk jo ankhon se Tapkega dua ban ja.ega
dam-ba-dam jo saath dene ka kiya karta tha ahd
kis ko tha ma.alum ki ik din juda ho ja.ega
chhoḌne vaale sar-e-rahe hamen tere liye
zindagani ka safar be-mudda.a ho ja.ega
ik nigah-e-lutf vo pahli si dildari ke saath
daan kar diije gharibon ka bhala ho ja.ega
sahal-tar hoga najat-e-ḳhalq men qarz-e-vafa
jaan bhi dega agar ‘aḳhtar’ ada ho ja.ega
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