do-‘alam ki bina kya jaane kya hai
nishan-e-ma-siwa kya jaane kya hai

haqiqat puchh gul ki bulbulon se
bhala us ko saba kya jaane kya hai

hua hun un ka 'ashiq hai ye ek jurm
magar is ki saza kya jaane kya hai

mere maqsud-e-dil to bas tumhin ho
tumhaara mudda'a kya jaane kya hai

na 'akbar' sa koi nadan na zi-hosh
har ek shai ko kaha kya jaane kya hai