bandagi teri khudaai se bahut hai aage — Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi

bandagi teri khudaai se bahut hai aage
naqsh-e-sajda hai tire naqsh-e-qadam se pahle

Urdu

بندگی تیری خدائی سے بہت ہے آگے
نقش سجدہ ہے ترے نقش قدم سے پہلے

Hindi

बंदगी तेरी ख़ुदाई से बहुत है आगे
नक़्श-ए-सज्दा है तिरे नक़्श-ए-क़दम से पहले

kuchh andhere hain abhi raah mein haail 'akhtar'
apni manzil pe nazar aaegaa insaan ik roz

— Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi

abhi bahaar ne sikhi kahaan hai dil-jui
hazaar daagh abhi qalb-e-laala-zaar mein hain

— Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi

zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe aai lab tak na ye daastaan aaj tak
mujh ko hairat rahi anjuman mein tiri kyuun hain khaamosh ahl-e-zabaan aaj tak

— Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi

dushmani ko buraa na kah ai dost
dekh kyaa dosti hai ghaur se dekh

— Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi

ajiib bhul-bhulayyaan hai shaahraah-e-hayat
bhaTakne vaale yahaan justuju ki baat na kar

— Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi

bachaa bachaa ke guzarnaa hai daaman-e-hasti
sharik-e-khaar bhi kuchh jashn-e-nau-bahaar mein hain

— Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi