Akbar Allahabadi
jab yaas hui to aahon ne siine se nikalna chhod diya
ab khushk-mizaj anhken bhi huiin dil ne bhi machalna chhod diya
navak-fagani se zalim ki jangal men hai ik sannata sa
murghan-e-khush-alhan ho gae chup aahu ne uchhalna chhod diya
kyuun kibr-o-ghurur is daur pe hai kyuun dost falak ko samjha hai
gardish se ye apni baaz aaya ya rang badalna chhod diya
badli vo hava guzra vo saman vo raah nahin vo log nahin
tafrih kahan aur sair kuja ghar se bhi nikalna chhod diya
vo soz-o-gudaz us mahfil men baaqi na raha andher hua
parvanon ne jalna chhod diya shamon ne pighalna chhod diya
har gaam pe chand anhken nigaran har mod pe ik licence-talab
us park men akhir ai ‘akbar’ main ne to tahalna chhod diya
kya diin ko quvvat den ye javan jab hausla-afzan koi nahin
kya hosh sambhalen ye ladke khud us ne sambhalna chhod diya
iqbal musaid jab na raha rakkhe ye qadam jis manzil men
ashjar se saaya duur hua chashmon ne ubalna chhod diya
allah ki raah ab tak hai khuli asar-o-nishan sab qaaem hain
allah ke bandon ne lekin us raah men chalna chhod diya
jab sar men hava-e-taat thi sarsabz shajar ummid ka tha
jab sar-sar-e-isyan chalne lagi is ped ne phalna chhod diya
us hur-laqa ko ghar laae ho tum ko mubarak ai ‘akbar’
lekin ye qayamat ki tum ne ghar se jo nikalna chhod diya
Leave a Reply