Falsafi Ko Bahs Ke Andar Khuda Milta Nahin

Akbar Allahabadi

falsafi ko bahs ke andar khuda milta nahin

dor ko suljha raha hai aur sira milta nahin

maarifat khaliq ki aalam men bahut dushvar hai

shahr-e-tan men jab ki khud apna pata milta nahin

ghafilon ke lutf ko kaafi hai duniyavi khushi

aqilon ko be-gham-e-uqba maza milta nahin

kashti-e-dil ki ilahi bahr-e-hasti men ho khair

nakhuda milte hain lekin ba-khuda milta nahin

ghafilon ko kya sunaun dastan-e-ishq-e-yar

sunne vaale milte hain dard-ashna milta nahin

zindagani ka maza milta tha jin ki bazm men

un ki qabron ka bhi ab mujh ko pata milta nahin

sirf zahir ho gaya sarmaya-e-zeb-o-safa

kya taajjub hai jo batin ba-safa milta nahin

pukhta tabaon par havadis ka nahin hota asar

kohsaron men nishan-e-naqsh-e-pa milta nahin

shaikh-sahib barhaman se laakh barten dosti

be-bhajan gaae to mandir se tika milta nahin

jis pe dil aaya hai vo shirin-ada milta nahin

zindagi hai talkh jiine ka maza milta nahin

log kahte hain ki bad-nami se bachna chahiye

keh do be us ke javani ka maza milta nahin

ahl-e-zahir jis qadar chahen karen bahs-o-jidal

main ye samjha huun khudi men to khuda milta nahin

chal base vo din ki yaron se bhari thi anjuman

haae afsos aaj surat-ashna milta nahin

manzil-e-ishq-o-tavakkul manzil-e-ezaz hai

shaah sab baste hain yaan koi gada milta nahin

baar taklifon ka mujh par bar-e-ehsan se hai sahl

shukr ki ja hai agar hajat-rava milta nahin

chandni raten bahar apni dikhati hain to kya

be tire mujh ko to lutf ai mah-laqa milta nahin

maani-e-dil ka kare izhar ‘akbar’ kis tarah

lafz-e-mauzun bahr-e-kashf-e-muddaa milta nahin