shaikh saahab khudaa se Darte hon — Akbar Allahabadi

shaikh saahab khudaa se Darte hon
main to angrezon hi se Dartaa huun

Urdu

شیخ صاحب خدا سے ڈرتے ہوں
میں تو انگریزوں ہی سے ڈرتا ہوں

Hindi

शैख़ साहब ख़ुदा से डरते हों
मैं तो अंग्रेज़ों ही से डरता हूँ

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

donon ke dil mein khauf thaa maidaan-e-jang mein
donon kaa khauf faasla thaa darmiyaan kaa

— Mohammad Alvi

maslahat kaa ye kafan rakhtaa hai be-daagh hamein
ahl-e-imaan hain ham-rang se Dar lagtaa hai

— Naseem Siddiqi

pursish-e-haal se gham aur na baDh jaae kahin
ham ne is Dar se kabhi haal na puchhaa apnaa

— Nashtar Khaanqahi

zaraa un ki shokhi to dekhnaa liye zulf-e-kham-shuda haath mein
mere paas aae dabe dabe mujhe saanp kah ke Daraa diyaa

— Navab Sultan Jahan Begam

ehsaas-e-tirgi thaa use raushni ke baad
is khauf se charaagh ki lau kaanpti rahi

— Nawab Ahsan

Dareinge log vafaa ke khayaal se 'nazmi'
miri vafaaon kaa jis din sila milegaa mujhe

— Nazmi Sikandrabadi