Waqt Be-rahm Hai Maqtal Ki Zaminon Jaisa

waqt be-rahm hai maqtal ki zaminon jaisa

aur hamdard hai muKHlis ki duaon jaisa

koi manzar nahin barsat ke mausam mein bhi

us ki zulfon se phisalti hui dhupon jaisa

aablon ki tarah rahne na diya ashkon ko

meri palkon ne kiya kaam babulon jaisa

sang-dil hai na farebi na jafakar hai wo

mera mahbub hai masum farishton jaisa

main to insan hun tum jaisa hun Thahro logo

mujh pe ilzam lagao na rasulon jaisa

zehn se mahw hue guzra zamana 'aKHtar'

ek chehra hai magar ab bhi gulabon jaisa