kehti thi rokar ye maa seene may dil hai daba
ek hai kadyal jawan doosra hai bezuban
dono sidhare jina dasht may tanha hai maa
soona hai saara jahan ujdha pada hai makaan
aankhon se khoon hai rawan
ho ali akbar kahan
ho ali asghar kahan

karti hoo kabse buka dete nahi tum sada
kyon hue mujhse khafa kya hui mujhse khata
jis tarha choote ho tum mujhse mai tum par fida
is tarha koi pisar maa se na hovay juda
dasht may tum meri jaan hogaye kisja niha
ho ali akbar kahan….

meri ummedein gaye mere sahaare gaye
jinko samajhti thi jaan haaye wo pyare gaye
pyaas se thay jan-balab pyaase hi maare gaye
karbobala may wo aaj zulm se maare gaye
haathon se khoon hai rawan tum ko mai paaun kahan
ho ali akbar kahan….

muft jawani teri raayega akbar hui
khaak may posheeda aaj surate asghar hui
sar se rida chin gayi qaid bhi maadar hui
ran may na ab tak ama mujko mayassar hui
tum ho sidhare jahan mujko bulalo wahan
ho ali akbar kahan….

qaima jala ghar luta baad-e-shahe do jahan
ab koi mumkin nahi poochne wala yahan
ay mere roohe rawan ay mere taabo tawan
waadiye ghurbat may aaj chut gayi dono se maa
ek ka gala chid gaya ek ne khayi sina
ho ali akbar kahan….

boli musawwir ye maa gham ki ghata cha gayi
ran may mere sher ko kiski nazar kha gayi
hasliyon wala jo tha usko bhi maut aagayi
ghar ko to veeran kiya karbobala bha gayi
dil may hai ek ke sina teer ne li ek ki jaan
ho ali akbar kahan….