sans ukhDi hui sukhe hue lab kuchh bhi nahin
pyas ka nam hi raushan hai bas ab kuchh bhi nahin
subh tak phir bhi nahin bujhte hain aankhon ke charagh
jaanta hun ki pas-e-parda-e-shab kuchh bhi nahin
sar-e-ehsas pe dastar-e-fazilat na rahi
bas ki ab silsila-e-nam-o-nasab kuchh bhi nahin
gul-e-imkan na sarsabz koi barg-e-umid
yani ab ke to sar-e-shaKH-e-talab kuchh bhi nahin
be-talluq rahe barson to koi baat bhi thi
in dinon tum se na milne ka sabab kuchh bhi nahin
waza-dari hi bikharne nahin deti 'aKHtar'
warna hum TuTe hue logon mein ab kuchh bhi nahin
Ghazal
Sans ukhDi hui sukhe hue lab kuchh bhi nahin
Sultan Akhtar