Akel kya hoti hai, jaante ho?
Akel woh nahi jo bandish mein mehsoosh hoti hai
Akel woh nahi jo aakhein namm kar jaati hai
Akel woh hai jo shama ke paas pahunchke bhi parwane ko jala deti hai
Jab tulu-e-aftab ki roshni dikhti jaroor hai
Par ghurub ka ehsaas dilati hai
Jab aankhein khulti jarur hai
Par phir band hone ki raah dekhti hain
Jo manzil toh dikhati hai
Par raaste jala deti hai
Akel woh seher hai
Jo shabh banke aati hai
Jo muskaan toh dikhati hai
Par siskiyaan daba jaati hai
Jo kisika kaandha toh ban jaati hai
Par khud ka bhaar sambhal nahi paati hai
Akel woh zeher hai
Jo aab-e-hayaat banke aati hai
Yeh woh lughat hai
Jiska koi ustad na bane, yahi behtar hai
Yeh woh jallad hai
Jo tasdeeq karne ke bahane aake jaan nikal leta hai
Yeh hilal banke aata hai
Roshni ka tassavur dikha ke
Zinda dafna jaata hai
Yeh akel hi hai
Jo apni siskiyon ka shor khud hi sunn nahi paata hai
Yeh aisa naqaab pehnaata hai
Jo sabki raqas banake chalata hai
Koi maanega nahi
Ishq nahi, yahi woh sinf-e-sukhaan hai
Jo har shayar ko shayar banata hai
Janaab, yeh akel hi toh hai
Jo jeete-ji, jism se rooh alag kar jaata hai
