zor-o-zar ka hi silsila hai yahan
lafz ko kaun puchhta hai yahan
pahla to ab kisi jagah bhi nahin
jis taraf dekho dusra hai yahan
raat din phir raha huun galiyon men
mera ik shaḳhs kho gaya hai yahan
sehr hai ya tilism hai kya hai
har koi raah bhulta hai yahan
har kahin sach hi bolna chahe
shayad ‘akbar’ naya naya hai yahan