Kano'n me aayi sarwar

ke jab sadaye-akbar,

ghutno'n ke bal shahedee'n

pahunche hain sooe-maqtal,

dekha jigar ke tukde

ko aidya'n ragadte,

barchi pakad ke bole

ye shahedeen us pal.

barchi nahin nikalti

Akbar, haye akbar,

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Kehte thhe shahewala

aayi hai kya museebat

Mushkil me jaa’n hai meri

khasta hai teri haalat

Seene pe kaisi tooti

beta tere qayamat

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Akbar tere jigar ka

hai zakhm kitna kaari

Choota agar hun mai to

hota hai khoon jaari

Kis berahem ne barchi

seene pe tere maari

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Toota hai tu jo beta

mai bhi bikhar raha hun,

Barchi nikaalne ki

koshish mai kar raha hun

Rukti hai teri sansen

pal pal mai mar raha hun

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Dardo-Alam ba-khoobi

mai tere jaanta hun

Zakhmo’n ki tees ko bhi

mehsoos kar raha hun

Tu jo tadap raha hai

beta mai kaanpta hun

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Shayed tere jigar me

barchi ka phal hai uljha

Kheenchi zara jo barchi

tu dard se hai tadpa

Dekhi’n jo teri nazre’n

chaane laga andhera

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Takleef se jo teri

haalat bigad rahi hai

Reh reh ke sans meri

jaise ukhad rahi hai

Duniya he jaise meri

beta ujad rahi hai

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Tujh pe hai pal ye bhaari,

Mujhpe hai waqt mushkil

Barchhi Jo khenchu bas Tu,

apna sambhal le dil

Ay mere laal Akbar

dushwaar hai ye manzil

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Naame-Ali jo lekar

barchi ko sheh ne Kheencha

Barchi ke sath bahar

bas aa gaya kaleja

Fiqra Husain ka phir

maqtal me ye na goonja

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti

Purdard baapo-Bete

ka hai bahut ye qissa,

Khoone-Jigar se jisko

'Tauqeer' ne hai likkha

Honto'n pe hai 'Tejani'

ke dil-kharash nauha,

Akbar tere jigar se barchi nahin nikalti