maut us bekas ki ghayat hi sahi
umr bhar jis ne musibat hi sahi
husn ka anjam dekhen ahl-e-husn
ishq mera be-haqiqat hi sahi
zindagi hai chashm-e-ibrat mein abhi
kuchh nahin to aish-o-ishrat hi sahi
dekh leta hun tabassum husn ka
gham-parasti meri fitrat hi sahi
parda-dar-e-sadgi hai har ada
ye tasanno be-zarurat hi sahi
darpai-e-azar hai qismat to ho
ab mujhe tum se mohabbat hi sahi
hur-e-be-ja ki talafi kuchh to kar
KHair izhaar-e-nadamat hi sahi
ai ajal kuchh zindagi ka haq bhi hai
zindagi teri amanat hi sahi
kya karun 'akbar' dili jazbaat ko
is taghazzul mein qadamat hi sahi
Ghazal
Maut us bekas ki ghayat hi sahi
Akbar Haidri