'abas is zindagi par ghafilon ka fakhr karna hai
ye jina koi jina hai ki jis ke sath marna hai

jo mustaqbil ke 'ashiq hain unhen uljhan mubarak ho
hamein to sirf ab guzra zamana yaad karna hai

gul-e-pazhmurda se ghunche ko hamdardi nahin mumkin
abhi to is ko khilna hai abhi is ko sanwarna hai

mera dil mujh se kahta hai mere sine mein ai 'akbar'
ta'ajjub hai ki rahna sahl hai mushkil thaharna hai

khuda jaane wo kya samjhe ki bigde is qadar mujh par
kaha tha main ne itna hi mujhe kuchh ‘arz karna hai