sidhaarein shaikh kaaba ko ham inglistaan dekheinge — 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

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun

sayyaad teraa ghar mujhe jannat sahi magar
jannat se bhi sivaa mujhe raahat chaman mein thi

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

teraa ghar aur meraa jangal bhigtaa hai saath saath
aisi barsaatein ki baadal bhigtaa hai saath saath