ye bhuul bhī kyā bhuul hai ye yaad bhī kyā yaad
tū yaad hai aur koī nahīñ tere sivā yaad
us husn-e-ta.alluq kā adā shukr ho kyūñ-kar
maiñ ne jo kiyā yaad to us ne bhī kiyā yaad
us mard-e-ḳhudā-mast kī kyā baat hai 'akbar'
jis ko na rahā kuchh bhī bajuz yād-e-ḳhudā yaad