kho gai hind ki firdaus-nishaani 'akbar' — Akbar Allahabadi

leaderi chaaho to lafz-e-qaum hai mehmaan-navaaz
gap-navison ko aur ahl-e-mez ko raazi karo

— Akbar Allahabadi

dukhtar-e-raz ne uThaa rakkhi hai aafat sar par
khairiyat guzri ki angur ke beTaa na huaa

— Akbar Allahabadi

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

— Akbar Allahabadi

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

— Akbar Allahabadi

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

— Akbar Allahabadi

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

— Akbar Allahabadi