ham mein baaqi nahin ab khaalid-e-jaan-baaz kaa rang — Akbar Allahabadi

khincho na kamaanon ko na talvaar nikaalo
jab top muqaabil ho to akhbaar nikaalo

log kahte hain badaltaa hai zamaana sab ko
mard vo hain jo zamaane ko badal dete hain

ham aisi kul kitaabein qaabil-e-zabti samajhte hain
ki jin ko paDh ke laDke baap ko khabti samajhte hain

shaikh apni rag ko kyaa karein reshe ko kyaa karein
mazhab ke jhagDe chhoDein to peshe ko kyaa karein

jis taraf uTh gai hain aahein hain
chashm-e-bad-dur kyaa nigaahein hain

hayaa se sar jhukaa lenaa adaa se muskuraa denaa
hasinon ko bhi kitnaa sahl hai bijli giraa denaa

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

aa mere saath baiTh mire saath chaae pi
aa mere saath mere dalaail pe baat kar

nizaam-e-mai-kada saaqi badalne ki zarurat hai
hazaaron hain safein jin mein na mai aai na jaam aayaa

vaa'da amir-e-shahr kaa dariyaa-dili kaa thaa
dekh un kaa faiz shahr ko dariyaa banaa diyaa

duur ham se hain vo to kyaa Dar hai
paas hai apne aarsi dil ki