zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe aai lab tak na ye dastan aaj tak
mujh ko hairat rahi anjuman men tiri kyuun hain ḳhamosh ahl-e-zaban aaj tak
ishq mahv-e-gham-e-zindagi ho gaya husn madhosh-e-ishva-tarazi raha
ahl-e-dil hosh men aa chuke hain magar hai vahi alam-e-dil-baran aaj tak
aise guzre hain ahl-e-nazar raah se jin ke qadmon se zarre munavvar hue
aur aise munavvar jinhen dekh kar rashk karti rahi kahkashan aaj tak
karvanon ke rahbar ne rahzan phir bhi manzil pe kuchh rah-rau aa gae
vo nae karvanon ke rahbar bane jin se hai azmat-e-rahbaran aaj tak
mushkilen afaten hadse sanehe aae ‘aḳhtar’ miri raah men kis qadar
mujh ko aage baḌhata raha hai magar mera dil mera azm-e-javan aaj tak
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