ab nind kahan aaankhon mein shoala sa bhara hai 
ye tapte hue honTon ko takne ki saza hai 
aashob jahan-guzaran ne ye kiya hai 
is daur ka har fard-o-bashar aabla-pa hai 
ai shabnam-e-giryan tujhe is ka bhi pata hai 
kaliyon ka tabassum bhi bahut dard-numa hai 
har ahl-e-hawas zinat-e-KHalwat-kada-e-naz 
har ahl-e-wafa aaj sar-e-dar khaDa hai 
ek nur-e-mujassam ke parastar hain 'aKHtar' 
hum kah nahin sakte hain wo but hai ki KHuda hai
        Ghazal
Ab nind kahan aaankhon mein shoala sa bhara hai
Wakil Akhtar

