mujh ko to dekh lene se matlab hai naseha
bad-KHu agar hai yar to ho KHub-ru to hai

Akbar Allahabadi

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naz kya is pe jo badla hai zamane ne tumhein
mard hain wo jo zamane ko badal dete hain

Akbar Allahabadi

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naukaron par jo guzarti hai mujhe malum hai
bas karam kije mujhe bekar rahne dijiye

Akbar Allahabadi

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paD jaen mere jism pe lakh aable 'akbar'
paDh kar jo koi phunk de april may june

Akbar Allahabadi

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paida hua wakil to shaitan ne kaha
lo aaj hum bhi sahib-e-aulad ho gae

seeing the lawyer born, satan was moved to say
lo and behold I have become a father today

Akbar Allahabadi

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public mein zara hath mila lijiye mujh se
sahab mere iman ki qimat hai to ye hai

Akbar Allahabadi

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puchha 'akbar' hai aadmi kaisa
hans ke bole wo aadmi hi nahin

Akbar Allahabadi

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qaum ke gham mein dinner khate hain hukkaam ke sath
ranj leader ko bahut hai magar aaram ke sath

Akbar Allahabadi

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ahman ke farishte go hain bahut muqaddas
shaitan hi ki jaanib lekin majority hai

Akbar Allahabadi

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