jalva-e-saaqi-o-mai jaan liye lete hain — Akbar Allahabadi

"fitna uTThe koi yaa ghaat mein dushman baiThe kaar-e-ulfat pe to ab hazrat-e-dil Than baiThe shaikh kaa'be mein kalisaa mein barahman baiThe ham to kuche mein tire maar ke aasan baiThe su-e-daulat nazar aai na jo raah-e-e'zaaz masnad-e-sabr-o-tavakkul hi pe ham tan baiThe huun main vo rind agar hashr mein mulzim Thahrun faisle ke liye huron kaa commission baiThe inqilaab-e-ravish-e-charkh ko dekh ai 'akbar' kal jo the dost mire aaj 'adu ban baiThe hind se aap ko hijrat ho mubaarak 'akbar' ham to gangaa hi pe ab maar ke aasan baiThe"

"rahaa kartaa hai murgh-e-fahm shaaki nai tahzib ke anDe hain khaaki chhuri se un ki kaTvaa kar falak ne khudaa jaane hamaari naak kyaa ki abhi engine gayaa hai is taraf se kahe deti hai taariki havaa ki rahi raat asia ghaflat mein soti nazar europe ki kaam apnaa kiyaa ki"

"muntashir zarron ko yakjaai kaa josh aaya to kyaa chaar din ke vaaste miTTi ko hosh aaya to kyaa aarzi hain mausam-e-gul ki ye saari mastiyaan laala gulshan mein agar saaghar-ba-dosh aaya to kyaa daur-e-aakhir bazm-e-duniyaa kaa hai jaam-e-khun-e-dil taish is mahfil mein ban kar baada-nosh aaya to kyaa hadd-e-hairat hi mein rakkhaa zo'f ne idraak ko paikar-e-khaaki ko is 'aalam mein hosh aaya to kyaa"

"jiine mein ye ghaflat fitrat ne kyon tab'-e-bashar mein daakhil ki marne ki musibat jaanon par kyon qudrat-e-haq ne naazil ki kyon tul-e-amal mein uljhaayaa insaan ne apne daaman ko kyon zulf-e-havas ke phande mein phansti hai tabi'at ghaafil ki kyon hijr ke sadme hote hain kyon murdon pe zinde rote hain kyon jang mein jaanein jaati hain kyon baDhti hai himmat qaatil ki mantiq kaa to daa'vaa ek taraf taaqat ki ye shokhi ek taraf kyaa farq hai khair-o-shar mein yahaan kyaa jaanch hai haqq-o-baatil ki"

"hasti ke shajar mein jo ye chaaho ki chamak jaao kachche na raho balki kisi rang mein pak jaao main ne kahaa qaail main tasavvuf kaa nahin huun kahne lage is bazm mein aao to thirak jaao main ne kahaa kuchh khauf collector kaa nahin hai kahne lage aa jaaein abhi vo to dubak jaao main ne kahaa varzish ki koi had bhi hai aakhir kahne lage bas is ki yahi had hai ki thak jaao main ne kahaa afkaar se pichhaa nahin chhuTtaa kahne lage tum jaanib-e-mai-khaana lapak jaao main ne kahaa 'akbar' mein koi rang nahin hai kahne lage she'r us ke jo sun lo to phaDak jaao"

"duniyaa mein huun duniyaa kaa talabgaar nahin huun baazaar se guzraa huun kharidaar nahin huun zinda huun magar ziist ki lazzat nahin baaqi har-chand ki huun hosh mein hushyaar nahin huun is khaana-e-hasti se guzar jaaungaa be-laus saaya huun faqat naqsh-ba-divaar nahin huun afsurda huun ibrat se davaa ki nahin haajat gham kaa mujhe ye zoaf hai bimaar nahin huun vo gul huun khizaan ne jise barbaad kiyaa hai uljhun kisi daaman se main vo khaar nahin huun yaa rab mujhe mahfuz rakh us but ke sitam se main us ki inaayat kaa talabgaar nahin huun go daava-e-taqvaa nahin dargaah-e-khudaa mein but jis se hon khush aisaa gunahgaar nahin huun afsurdagi o zoaf ki kuchh had nahin 'akbar' kaafir ke muqaabil mein bhi din-daar nahin huun"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"