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