apnii girah se Kuch na mujhe aap diijiye
— Akbar Allahabadi
Apnee girah se Kuch na mujhe aap deejiye
Akhbaar men to naam miraa chhaap deejiye
Dekho jise wo pioner office men hai DaTaa
Bahr-e-khuda mujhe bhee kaheen chhaap deejiye
Chashm-e-jahaan se haalat-e-aslee chhupee naheen
Akhbaar men jo chaahiye wo chhaap deejiye
Da.avaa bahut baDaa hai riyaazee men aap ko
Tool-e-shab-e-firaaq ko to naap deejiye
Sunte naheen hain shaikh na.ee raushnee kee baat
Engine kee un ke kaan men ab bhaap deejiye
Is but ke dar pe ghair se 'akbar' ne kah diyaa
Zar hee main dene laayaa hoon jaan aap deejiye