ye sanam rivayat-o-naql ke hubal-o-manat se kam nahin
tera fikr vaiz-e-haq-nava kisi somnat se kam nahin
kahin barq chamke main jal uThun koi taara TuuTe main ro paḌun
ye dil-e-sitam-zada ham-nashin dil-e-kaenat se kam nahin
kahin rang-o-nur-e-jamal hai kahin bim-o-fikr-e-ma.al hai
kahin shaam ghairat-e-sub.h hai kahin din bhi raat se kam nahin
jise kahiye raqs-e-sharar-e-gham vo agar ho shamil-e-gham to phir
gham-e-dil ho ya gham-e-zindagi gham-e-kaenat se kam nahin
ye surur ‘aḳhtar’-e-dil-zada rajaz-e-bahar-o-shabab hai
ye buland hoti hui fughan alam-e-hayat se kam nahin
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