Akbar Allahabadi
har qadam kahta hai tu aaya hai jaane ke liye
manzil-e-hasti nahin hai dil lagane ke liye
kya mujhe khush aae ye hairat-sara-e-be-sabat
hosh udne ke liye hai jaan jaane ke liye
dil ne dekha hai bisat-e-quvvat-e-idrak ko
kya badhe is bazm men ankhen uthane ke liye
khuub ummiden bandhin lekin huiin hirman nasib
badliyan utthin magar bijli girane ke liye
saans ki tarkib par mitti ko pyaar aa hi gaya
khud hui qaid us ko siine se lagane ke liye
jab kaha main ne bhula do ghair ko hans kar kaha
yaad phir mujh ko dilana bhuul jaane ke liye
dida-bazi vo kahan ankhen raha karti hain band
jaan hi baaqi nahin ab dil lagane ke liye
mujh ko khush aai hai masti shekh ji ko farbahi
main huun piine ke liye aur vo hain khane ke liye
allah allah ke siva akhir raha kuchh bhi na yaad
jo kiya tha yaad sab tha bhuul jaane ke liye
sur kahan ke saaz kaisa kaisi bazm-e-samain
josh-e-dil kaafi hai ‘akbar’ taan udane ke liye
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