ik bosa diijiye miraa iimaan liijiye
— Akbar Allahabadi
Ik bosa deejiye miraa eemaan leejiye
Go but hain aap bahr-e-khuda maan leejiye
Dil le ke kahte hain tiree khaatir se le liyaa
UlTaa mujhee pe rakhte hain ehsaan leejiye
Ghairon ko apne haath se hans kar khilaa diyaa
Mujh se kabeeda ho ke kahaa paan leejiye
Marnaa qubool hai magar ulfat naheen qubool
Dil to na doongaa aap ko main jaan leejiye
Haazir huaa karoongaa main aksar huzoor men
Aaj achchhee tarah se mujhe pahchaan leejiye