Akbar Allahabadi
aaj araish-e-gesu-e-dota hoti hai
phir miri jaan giraftar-e-bala hoti hai
shauq-e-pa-bosi-e-janan mujhe baaqi hai hanuz
ghaas jo ugti hai turbat pe hina hoti hai
phir kisi kaam ka baaqi nahin rahta insan
sach to ye hai ki mohabbat bhi bala hoti hai
jo zamin kucha-e-qatil men nikalti hai nai
vaqf vo bahr-e-mazar-e-shohada hoti hai
jis ne dekhi ho vo chitvan koi us se puchhe
jaan kyun-kar hadaf-e-tir-e-qaza hoti hai
nazaa ka vaqt bura vaqt hai khaliq ki panah
hai vo saaat ki qayamat se siva hoti hai
ruuh to ek taraf hoti hai rukhsat tan se
aarzu ek taraf dil se juda hoti hai
khud samajhta huun ki rone se bhala kya hasil
par karun kya yunhi taskin zara hoti hai
raundte phirte hain vo majma-e-aghyar ke saath
khuub tauqir-e-mazar-e-shohada hoti hai
murgh-e-bismil ki tarah lot gaya dil mera
nigah-e-naz ki tasir bhi kya hoti hai
naala kar lene den lillah na chheden ahbab
zabt karta huun to taklif siva hoti hai
jism to khaak men mil jaate hue dekhte hain
ruuh kya jaane kidhar jaati hai kya hoti hai
huun fareb-e-sitam-e-yar ka qaail ‘akbar’
marte marte na khula ye ki jafa hoti hai
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