jab yaad kiya us ne phir kis ki faramoshi
yun aate hain hosh 'akbar' yun jati hai be-hoshi

baithe hue aankhon mein khud mahw-e-tamasha ho
dekha karo tum hum ko hum dekhen to ruposhi

wo turbat-e-ashiq par munh dhanp kar aae hain
allah re sharm un ki allah re ru-poshi

sunte hain ki tha pahle dariya mein nihan qatra
ab bahr ne chahi hai qatre se ham-aghoshi

mahshar bhi hua barpa utthe na tere kushte
behosh hai nam us ka allah re be-hoshi

bhulega na ai 'akbar' ustad ka ye misra
saqi diye ja saghar jab tak na ho be-hoshi