bahut rahaa hai kabhi lutf-e-yaar ham par bhi — Akbar Allahabadi

"fitna uTThe koi yaa ghaat mein dushman baiThe kaar-e-ulfat pe to ab hazrat-e-dil Than baiThe shaikh kaa'be mein kalisaa mein barahman baiThe ham to kuche mein tire maar ke aasan baiThe su-e-daulat nazar aai na jo raah-e-e'zaaz masnad-e-sabr-o-tavakkul hi pe ham tan baiThe huun main vo rind agar hashr mein mulzim Thahrun faisle ke liye huron kaa commission baiThe inqilaab-e-ravish-e-charkh ko dekh ai 'akbar' kal jo the dost mire aaj 'adu ban baiThe hind se aap ko hijrat ho mubaarak 'akbar' ham to gangaa hi pe ab maar ke aasan baiThe"

"rahaa kartaa hai murgh-e-fahm shaaki nai tahzib ke anDe hain khaaki chhuri se un ki kaTvaa kar falak ne khudaa jaane hamaari naak kyaa ki abhi engine gayaa hai is taraf se kahe deti hai taariki havaa ki rahi raat asia ghaflat mein soti nazar europe ki kaam apnaa kiyaa ki"

"muntashir zarron ko yakjaai kaa josh aaya to kyaa chaar din ke vaaste miTTi ko hosh aaya to kyaa aarzi hain mausam-e-gul ki ye saari mastiyaan laala gulshan mein agar saaghar-ba-dosh aaya to kyaa daur-e-aakhir bazm-e-duniyaa kaa hai jaam-e-khun-e-dil taish is mahfil mein ban kar baada-nosh aaya to kyaa hadd-e-hairat hi mein rakkhaa zo'f ne idraak ko paikar-e-khaaki ko is 'aalam mein hosh aaya to kyaa"

"jiine mein ye ghaflat fitrat ne kyon tab'-e-bashar mein daakhil ki marne ki musibat jaanon par kyon qudrat-e-haq ne naazil ki kyon tul-e-amal mein uljhaayaa insaan ne apne daaman ko kyon zulf-e-havas ke phande mein phansti hai tabi'at ghaafil ki kyon hijr ke sadme hote hain kyon murdon pe zinde rote hain kyon jang mein jaanein jaati hain kyon baDhti hai himmat qaatil ki mantiq kaa to daa'vaa ek taraf taaqat ki ye shokhi ek taraf kyaa farq hai khair-o-shar mein yahaan kyaa jaanch hai haqq-o-baatil ki"

"hasti ke shajar mein jo ye chaaho ki chamak jaao kachche na raho balki kisi rang mein pak jaao main ne kahaa qaail main tasavvuf kaa nahin huun kahne lage is bazm mein aao to thirak jaao main ne kahaa kuchh khauf collector kaa nahin hai kahne lage aa jaaein abhi vo to dubak jaao main ne kahaa varzish ki koi had bhi hai aakhir kahne lage bas is ki yahi had hai ki thak jaao main ne kahaa afkaar se pichhaa nahin chhuTtaa kahne lage tum jaanib-e-mai-khaana lapak jaao main ne kahaa 'akbar' mein koi rang nahin hai kahne lage she'r us ke jo sun lo to phaDak jaao"

"duniyaa mein huun duniyaa kaa talabgaar nahin huun baazaar se guzraa huun kharidaar nahin huun zinda huun magar ziist ki lazzat nahin baaqi har-chand ki huun hosh mein hushyaar nahin huun is khaana-e-hasti se guzar jaaungaa be-laus saaya huun faqat naqsh-ba-divaar nahin huun afsurda huun ibrat se davaa ki nahin haajat gham kaa mujhe ye zoaf hai bimaar nahin huun vo gul huun khizaan ne jise barbaad kiyaa hai uljhun kisi daaman se main vo khaar nahin huun yaa rab mujhe mahfuz rakh us but ke sitam se main us ki inaayat kaa talabgaar nahin huun go daava-e-taqvaa nahin dargaah-e-khudaa mein but jis se hon khush aisaa gunahgaar nahin huun afsurdagi o zoaf ki kuchh had nahin 'akbar' kaafir ke muqaabil mein bhi din-daar nahin huun"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"