ek aalam us ko rota hi raha
'akbar' apni nind sota hi raha

main na samjha sard-o-garm-e-rozgar
umr bhar in ko samota hi raha

mere armanon ki kasrat dekhna
aasman ko uzr hota hi raha

nafa aur nuqsan-e-hasti kya bataun
is qadar paya ki khota hi raha

mere dil mein un ke mizhgan ka khayal
ek barchhi si chubhota hi raha

hirs-e-jannat din-ba-din badhti gai
muft zahid umr khota hi raha

hum umid-e-wasl par jite rahe
ahd pura un ka hota hi raha

kucha-e-saffak kab khali raha
ek na ek ka khun hota hi raha

jo hunar 'akbar' ne yan paida kiya
aasman us ko dubota hi raha