ġham rāt-din rahe to ḳhushī bhī kabhī rahī
ik bevafā se apnī baḌī dostī rahī
un se milan kī shaam ghaḌī do-ghaḌī rahī
aur phir jo raat aa.ī to barsoñ khaḌī rahī
shām-e-visāl-e-dard ne jaate hue kahā
kal phir mileñge dost agar zindagī rahī
bastī ujaḌ ga.ī bhī to kīkar hare rahe
dar-band ho ga.e bhī to khiḌkī khulī rahī
'aḳhtar' agarche chāroñ taraf tez dhuup thī
dil par ḳhayāl-e-yār kī shabnam paḌī rahī