ishq e but men kufr kaa mujh ko adab karnaa padaa
— Akbar Allahabadi
Ishq-e-but men kufr kaa mujh ko adab karnaa paDaa
Jo brahman ne kahaa aakhir wo sab karnaa paDaa
Sabr karnaa furqat-e-mahboob men samjhe the sahl
Khul gaya apnee samajh kaa haal jab karnaa paDaa
Tajrabe ne hubb-e-Dunya se sikhaayaa ehtiraaz
Pahle kahte the faqat munh se aur ab karnaa paDaa
Shaikh kee majlis men bhee muflis kee Kuch pursish naheen
Diin kee khaatir se Dunya ko talab karnaa paDaa
Kya kahoon be-khud huaa main kis nigaah-e-mast se
'aql ko bhee meree hastee kaa adab karnaa paDaa
Iqtizaa fitrat kaa ruktaa hai kaheen ai ham-nasheen
Shaikh-saahib ko bhee aakhir kaar-e-shab karnaa paDaa
'aalam-e-hastee ko thaa madd-e-nazar katmaan-e-raaz
Ek shai ko doosree shai kaa sabab karnaa paDaa
She'r ghairon ke use mutlaq naheen aa.e pasand
Hazrat-e-'akbar' ko bil-aakhir talab karnaa paDaa