aah jo dil se nikali jaegi
kya samajhte ho ki khali jaegi
is nazakat par ye shamshir-e-jafa
aap se kyunkar sambhali jaegi
kya gham-e-duniya ka dar mujh rind ko
aur ik botal chadha li jaegi
shaikh ki davat men mai ka kaam kya
ehtiyatan kuchh manga li jaegi
yad-e-abru men hai ‘akbar’ mahv yuun
kab tiri ye kaj-khayali jaegi