Sauda-Sari-ye Khayal-e-Akbari

dil meraa jis se bahalataa ko_ii aisaa na milaa

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dil meraa jis se bahalataa ko_ii aisaa na milaa

but ke bande to mile allaah kaa bandaa na milaa

bazm-e-yaaraaN se phirii baad-e-bahaarii maayuus

ek sar bhii use aamaadaa-e-saudaa na milaa

gul ke KhvaahaaN to nazar aaye bahut itr_farosh

taalib-e-zam_zam-e-bul_bul-e-shaidaa na milaa

vaah kyaa raah dikhaaii hamen murshad ne

kar diyaa kaabe ko gum aur kalisaa na milaa

sayyad uTThe jo gazaT le ke to laakhon laaye

shaiKh quraan dikhaataa phiraa paisaa na milaa

duniyaa men huuN duniyaa kaa talab_gaar nahiin huuN 

baazaar se guzaraa huuN Khariidaar nahiin huuN  

zindaa huuN magar ziist kii lazzat nahiin baaqii 

har chand ki huuN hosh men hoshiyaar nahiin huuN 

is Khaanaa-e-hastii se guzar jaauuNgaa belaus 

saayaa huuN faqat naqsh-e-diivaar nahiin huuN 

afasurdaa huuN ibarat se davaa kii nahiin haajat  

Gam kaa mujhe ye zauf hai biimaar nahiin huuN 

vo gul huuN KhizaaN ne jise bar_baad kiyaa hai 

uljhuuN kisii daaman se main vo Khaar nahiin huuN 

yaarab mujhe mahafuus rakh us but ke sitam se 

main us kii inaayat kaa talab_gaar nahiin huuN 

afasurdagii-o-jaur kii kuchh had nahiin "Akbar" 

kaafir ke muqaabil men bhii diin_daar nahiiN huuN 

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hangaamaa hai kyuu.N barpaa tho.Dii sii jo pii lii hai

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hangaamaa hai kyuuN barpaa thoDii sii jo pii lii hai 

Daakaa to nahiin Daalaa chorii to nahiin kii hai 

naa-tajurbaakaarii se vaa_iz kii ye baaten hain 

is rang ko kyaa jaane puuchho to kabhii pii hai 

us mai se nahiin matalab dil jis se hai begaanaa 

maqasuud hai us mai se dil hii men jo khinchatii hai 

vaaN dil men ki sadame do yaa.N jii me.n ke sab sah lo 

un kaa bhii ajab dil hai meraa bhii ajab jii hai

har zarraa chamakataa hai anavaar-e-ilaahii se 

har saaNs ye kahatii hai ham hain to Khudaa bhii hai

suuraj men lage dhabbaa fitarat ke karishme hain 

but ham ko kahe kaafir allaah kii marzii hai

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Chalaa jaataa thaa aik nanhaa sa keerhaa raat kaaghaz par 
Binaa qasd-e-zarar usko hataayaa maine ungalee se 

Magar vah aisa naazuk thaa ki fauran pis gayaa bilkul 
Nihaayat hee khafeef yak daagh kaagaz par rahaa uskaa 
Abhee vo raushanee mein shamm'a kee kaagaz pa firtaa thaa 
Abhee yoon mit gayaa vo jumbish-e angusht-e-insaa'n se 
Liyaa mere siva ''notice'' hee kisne uskaa duniyaa mein 
Na thee fitrat ko kyaa kaaree-garee uske banaane mein 

Nasab-naamaa bhee uskaa aalam-e-zarraat mein hogaa 
Yahee thee uskee hastee aour isee mein uskee mastee thee 
Na maatam karne vaalaa hai na ''life' likhane vaalaa hai 
Vo dhabbaa dars-e-ibrat de rahaa hai mujh ko ai ''akbar'' 

Ma'aaz allah kyaa samjhaa hai toone apnee waq'at ko 
Tujhe bhee safah'ai roo-e-zamee'n se aik din aakhir 
Mitaa degee koee tahreek-e-fitrat hukm-e-baaree se 
Ajab hairat se main hoon dekhataa iss daag-e- kaagaz ko 

Meree nazaron mein to naqshaa ye hai duniyaa-e-faanee ka 
Sareehan zism thaa aik jaan thee ahsaas thee usmein 
Au ab dhabbaa sa hai kya jaane koee kaisaa dhabbaa hai 
Ajab kya hai koee samjhe ''pencil'' kee lakeer isko 

Ma'aaz allah ma'aaz allah sannaate ka aalam hai 
Bahut jee chaahtaa hai ro'oon iss hastee ke dhabbe par 
Ye hain barsaat ke din teesaree bhaadon guzaratee hai 
Main apnaa gham ghalat kartaa hoon kuchh ash'aar likhane se 

Akbar Allahbadi 

alsafii ko bahas ke andar Khudaa milta nahiiN
Dor ko suljha rahaa hai, aur siraa milta nahiiN

maarifat Khaalik kii aalam meN bahut dushvaar hai
shahar-e-tan meN jab ki Khud apna pataa milta nahiiN

kashti-e-dil kii ilaahii bahar-e-hastii meN ho Khair
naa_Khuda milte haiN lekin baa_Khuda milta nahiiN

ziNdagaanii ka mazaa milta thaa jin kii bazm meN
unkii qabroN ka bhii ab mujh ko pataa milta nahiiN

sarf-e-zaahir ho gayaa sarmaaya-e-zeb-o-vafaa
kyaa t'ajjub hai jo baatin baa_safaa milta nahiiN

puKhta tab'oN par havaadis ka nahiiN hotaa asar
kohsaaroN meN nishaan-e-naqsh-e-pa milta nahiiN

shaiKh saahab barHaman se laakh barteN dostii
be-bhajan gaaye to maNdir se Takaa milta nahiiN

''Akbar'' Allahabadi