Shayari
turaab-e-paa-e-hasinaan-e-lakhnau hai ye
ye khaaksaar hai 'akhtar' ko naqsh-e-paa kahiye
gilauri raqibon ne bheji hai saahab
kisi aur ko bhi khilaa lijiyegaa
گلوری رقیبوں نے بھیجی ہے صاحب
کسی اور کو بھی کھلا لیجئے گا
गिलौरी रक़ीबों ने भेजी है साहब
किसी और को भी खिला लीजिएगा

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
be-muravvat ho bevafaa ho tum
apne matlab ke aashnaa ho tum
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
shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam
sayyaad teraa ghar mujhe jannat sahi magar
jannat se bhi sivaa mujhe raahat chaman mein thi
gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa
main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai
kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun
ai sanam tu vo kanhayyaa hai balaaein luun agar
baansuli ki tarah naalaan hon saraapaa ungliyaan