nigahen muntazir hain kis ki dil ko justuju kya hai
mujhe ḳhud bhi nahin ma.alum meri aarzu kya hai
badalti ja rahi hai karvaTon par karvaTen duniya
kisi surat nahin khulta jahan-e-rang-o-bu kya hai
ye socha dil ko nazr-e-arzu karte hue ham ne
nigah-e-husn-e-ḳhud-ara men dil ki aabru kya hai
mujhe ab dekhti hai zindagi yuun be-niyazana
ki jaise puchhti ho kaun ho tum justuju kya hai
hua karti hai dil se guftugu be-ḳhvab raton men
magar khulta nahin mujh par ki ‘aḳhtar’ guftugu kya hai
main in ankhon ko kya samjhun ki apni ḳhana-virani
jinhen ye bhi nahin ma.alum ḳhun-e-arzu kya hai
kiran suraj ki kahti hai phir aa.egi shab-e-hijran
sahar hoti hai ‘aḳhtar’ so raho ye hav-hu kya hai
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