Unke naghmon ki baat hai ‘Akhtar’,
sur likha hai to taal bhi likh ja.

Naghmaha-e-gham ko bhi ai dil ghaneemat janiye,
be-sada ho jayega yeh saaz-e-hasti aik din.

Aik hangame pe mauqoof hai ghar ki raunaq,
kucha-e-gham sahi, naghma-e-shadi na sahi.