qisse mirī āshufta-navā.ī ke bahut the

charche tirī añgusht-numā.ī ke bahut the

duniyā kī talab hī se na fursat huī varna

armān tire dar kī gadā.ī ke bahut the

kuchh dil hī na maa.il huā is raah pe varna

sāmān to jannat kī kamā.ī ke bahut the

kal shab mire kirdār pe tanqīd kī shab thī

kirdār meñ pahlū bhī burā.ī ke bahut the

āzār kī ḳhaslat bhī thī logoñ meñ numāyāñ

kuchh shauq bhī is dil ko bhalā.ī ke bahut the

ab saath nahīñ hai bhī to shikva nahīñ 'aḳhtar'

ehsān bhī mujh par mire bhaa.ī ke bahut the