tire milne se hi Thanda dil-e-atish-fashan hoga
zara si aanch hogi kam jo siine men dhuan hoga
chahakte hain ḳhayalon ke mire bulbul asiri men
ki teri yaad ke pinjre men un ka gulsitan hoga
agar shauq-e-bulandi hai to paida kar zamin apni
vagarna tu kahan hoga tira kya asman hoga
yahi to zindagani hai ye is dil men na jaegi
ki jis dil men sukun asudgi amn-o-aman hoga
ghulam us ki laTon ka hai nahin goron ka ye ‘aḳhtar’
kabhi azad kya dil ka mire hindostan hoga