Shayari
turaab-e-paa-e-hasinaan-e-lakhnau hai ye
ye khaaksaar hai 'akhtar' ko naqsh-e-paa kahiye
be-muravvat ho bevafaa ho tum
apne matlab ke aashnaa ho tum
بے مروت ہو بے وفا ہو تم
اپنے مطلب کے آشنا ہو تم
बे-मुरव्वत हो बेवफ़ा हो तुम
अपने मतलब के आश्ना हो तुम

turaab-e-paa-e-hasinaan-e-lakhnau hai ye
ye khaaksaar hai 'akhtar' ko naqsh-e-paa kahiye
mujhi ko vaaizaa pand-o-nasihat
kabhi us ko bhi samjhaayaa to hotaa
dar-o-divaar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain
khush raho ahl-e-vatan ham to safar karte hain
yahi tashvish shab-o-roz hai bangaale mein
lucknow phir kabhi dikhlaae muqaddar meraa
ulfat ne tiri ham ko to rakkhaa na kahin kaa
dariyaa kaa na jangal kaa samaa kaa na zamin kaa
kamar dhokaa dahan uqda ghazaal aankhein pari chehra
shikam hiiraa badan khushbu jabin dariyaa zabaan iisaa
vafaa tujh se ai bevafaa chaahtaa huun
miri saadgi dekh kyaa chaahtaa huun
miraa ishq bhi khud-gharaz ho chalaa hai
tire husn ko bevafaa kahte kahte
khulaa fareb-e-mohabbat dikhaai detaa hai
ajab kamaal hai us bevafaa ke lahje mein
savaal ye hai ki is pur-fareb duniyaa mein
khudaa ke naam pe kis kis kaa ehtiraam karein
'ehsaan' apnaa koi bure vaqt kaa nahin
ahbaab bevafaa hain khudaa be-niyaaz hai
kisi fard-e-mohabbat se bhalaa ummid kyaa rakhnaa
mohabbat bevafaa thi bevafaa hai bevafaa hogi