nikli jo ruh jism se phir hai badan mein kya
jab shama bujh gai to raha anjuman mein kya

wo sher kya ki dil mein jo nashtar chubha na de
ho jis mein bu na dard ki hai us sukhan mein kya

tedha jawab dete ho tum sidhi baat ka
yaad ek ada yahi hai tumhein bankpan mein kya

hal kar diya tabassum-e-lab ne ye masala
ab uzr aap ko hai subut-e-dahan mein kya

aa hum dikhaen dagh-e-jigar ki tujhe bahaar
ai andalib sair hai tere chaman mein kya

kyon chumte hain is ko nakirain bar bar
nam us ka hai likha hua mere kafan mein kya

sau ahd us ne tode magar phir yaqin hai
hai moajiza yahi lab-e-paiman-shikan mein kya

ai ahl-e-aql is ka maza yun na aaega
diwana ban ke dekho hai diwana-pan mein kya

jo nafa hai wo kakul-e-mushkin ki hai girah
sad-rang kya hai aur hai rang-e-saman mein kya

tum mal-dar ho na hunar-war na ba-kamal
'akbar' tumhaari qadr ho mulk-e-dakan mein kya