merii shaam-e-Gam ko vo bahalaa rahe hai.n 
likhaa hai ye Khat me.n ki ham aa rahe hai.n 

Thahar jaa zaraa aur dard-e-furqat 
hamaare tasavvur me.n vo aa rahe hai.n 

[dard-e-furqat=sorrow of parting] 

Gam-e-aaqabat hai na fikr-e-zamaanaa 
piye jaa rahe hai.n jiye jaa rahe hai.n 

[aaqabat=life after death] 

nahii.n shikavaa-e-tashnagii mayakasho.n ko 
vo aa.Nkho.n se maiKhaane barasaa rahe hai.n 

vo rashk-e-bahaar aanevaalaa hai "Akhtar" 
ka.Nval hasarato.n ke khile jaa rahe hai.n 

[rashk=envy]