na bahte ashk to tasir mein siwa hote
sadaf mein rahte ye moti to be-baha hote

mujh aise rind se rakhte zarur hi ulfat
janab-e-shaikh agar aashiq-e-khuda hote

gunahgaron ne dekha jamal-e-rahmat ko
kahan nasib ye hota jo be-khata hote

janab-e-hazrat-e-naseh ka wah kya kahna
jo ek baat na hoti to auliya hote

mazaq-e-ishq nahin shekh mein ye hai afsos
ye chashni bhi jo hoti to kya se kya hote

mahall-e-shukr hain 'akbar' ye darafshan nazmen
har ek zaban ko ye moti nahin ata hote