faqiron ke gharon mein lutf ki raatein bhi aati hain — Akbar Allahabadi

khincho na kamaanon ko na talvaar nikaalo
jab top muqaabil ho to akhbaar nikaalo

log kahte hain badaltaa hai zamaana sab ko
mard vo hain jo zamaane ko badal dete hain

ham aisi kul kitaabein qaabil-e-zabti samajhte hain
ki jin ko paDh ke laDke baap ko khabti samajhte hain

shaikh apni rag ko kyaa karein reshe ko kyaa karein
mazhab ke jhagDe chhoDein to peshe ko kyaa karein

jis taraf uTh gai hain aahein hain
chashm-e-bad-dur kyaa nigaahein hain

hayaa se sar jhukaa lenaa adaa se muskuraa denaa
hasinon ko bhi kitnaa sahl hai bijli giraa denaa

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

dud-e-aah-e-jigari kaam na aayaa yaaro
varna ru-e-shab-e-hijr aur bhi kaalaa kartaa

fan jo meaar tak nahin pahunchaa
apne shahkaar tak nahin pahunchaa

taraf-e-kaaba na jaa haj ke liye naadaan hai
ghaur kar dekh ki hai khaana-e-dil maskan-e-dost

ai ishq jahaan hai yaar meraa
mujh ko bhi usi jagah tu le chal

sach bataa ishq mujhe sakht pareshaan huun main
kyuun khafaa hotaa nahin dost khataa par meri