Akbar Allahabadi
hangama hai kyuun barpa thodi si jo pi li hai
daaka to nahin maara chori to nahin ki hai
barely have I sipped a bit, why should this uproar be
It’s not that I’ve commited theft or daylight robbery
na-tajraba-kari se vaaiz ki ye hain baten
is rang ko kya jaane puchho to kabhi pi hai
the preachers prattle can be to inexerience ascribed
how does he know the joys thereof, has he ever imbibed
us mai se nahin matlab dil jis se hai begana
maqsud hai us mai se dil hi men jo khinchti hai
that wine is of little use which causes loss of sense
I seek the wine that imbues the heart with love intense
ai shauq vahi mai pi ai hosh zara so ja
mehman-e-nazar is dam ek barq-e-tajalli hai
her heart wishes to torture, mine wants to tolerate
a strange heart she possesses, an odd one I do rate
vaan dil men ki sadme do yaan ji men ki sab sah lo
un ka bhi ajab dil hai mera bhi ajab ji hai
each speck does glitter with heavens brilliant glare
each breath proclaims if I, exist God too is there
har zarra chamakta hai anvar-e-ilahi se
har saans ye kahti hai ham hain to khuda bhi hai
stains besmirch the sun, it’s nature’s miracle
Idols call me a heretic, it too must be God’s will
suraj men lage dhabba fitrat ke karishme hain
but ham ko kahen kafir allah ki marzi hai
taalim ka shor aisa tahzib ka ghul itna
barakat jo nahin hoti niyyat ki kharabi hai
sach kahte hain shaikh ‘akbar’ hai taat-e-haq lazim
haan tark-e-mai-o-shahid ye un ki buzurgi hai
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