apnaa saaya bhii na ham raah safar men rakhnaa
— Akhtar Hoshiyarpuri
Apnaa saaya bhee na ham-raah safar men rakhnaa
Pukhta saDken hee faqat raahguzar men rakhnaa
Ghair-mahfooz samajh kar na ghaneem aa jaa.e
Dosto! main na sahee khud ko nazar men rakhnaa
Kaheen aisa na ho main hadd-e-khabar se guzroon
Koi aalam ho mujhe apnee khabar men rakhnaa
Aa.ina TuuT ke bikhre to ka.ee aks mile
Ab hathauDaa hee kaf-e-aa.ina-gar men rakhnaa
Mashghale kibr-sinee men vahee bachpan vaale
Kabhi tasveeren kabhi aa.ine ghar men rakhnaa
Bahte dariyaaon ko saahil hee se takte rahnaa
Aur jalte hue ghar deeda-e-tar men rakhnaa
Koi to aisa ho jo tum ko bachaa.e tum se
Koi to apnaa bahee-khvaah safar men rakhnaa
Koi bhee chiiz na rakhnaa ki ta.aaqub men hain log
Apnee miTTee hee magar dast-e-hunar men rakhnaa
Jangalon men bhee havaa se vahee rishta 'akhtar'
Shahr men bhee yahee sauda mujhe sar men rakhnaa