akbar dabe nahin kisi sultan ki fauj se
lekin shahid ho gae biwi ki nauj se

Akbar Allahabadi

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uton ke pahle bande the mison ke ab hue KHadim
hamein har ahd mein mushkil raha hai ba-KHuda hona

Akbar Allahabadi

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dhamka ke bose lunga ruKH-e-rashk-e-mah ka
chanda wasul hota hai sahab dabaw se

Akbar Allahabadi

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ghazab hai wo ziddi baDe ho gae
main leTa to uTh ke khaDe ho gae

Akbar Allahabadi

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haqiqi aur majazi shaeri mein farq ye paya
ki wo jame se bahar hai ye pajame se bahar hai

Akbar Allahabadi

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is qadar tha khaTmalon ka chaarpai mein hujum
wasl ka dil se mere arman ruKHsat ho gaya

Akbar Allahabadi

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jab gham hua chaDha lin do botalen ikaTThi
mulla ki dauD masjid 'akbar' ki dauD bhaTTi

Akbar Allahabadi

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