Qaasid ko leke aaye hai maqtal mei jab Hussein

Zakhmon ka ek hujuum tha maula ke saath mei

Akber ki laash uthi hai taazim ke liye

Aakhir behen ka khat jo tha maula ke haath mei

Bete se keh rahe the ke behnaa ka khat suno

Hai qarb qaaenaat ka har ek baat mei

Utho akber, khat aaya hai, khat aaya hai

(Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x4

    khat mei likha hai pehli satar par, ay mere pyaare bhayya Akber, meri dua hai ay mere bhayya, tujhpe ho qurbaan teri khwahar, aanchal dua ko phailaaya hai

    (Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3
    pucha hai beta teri bahan ne, akber ke sehra kaisa laga hai, hasrat se usne ye bhi likha hai, sehre mei chehra kaisa laga hai, baaton ne uski tarpaaya hai

    (Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3
    Kisne lagaayi akber ke mehndi, kuch to bataao ay baba jaani, shaadi ka jora jab usne pehna, kaisi lagi thi uski jawaani, aisa woh mera maa jaayaa hai

    (Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3
    Usne likha hai akber ke dam se, kaisi saji hai karbal ki baadi, pucha hai usne mei jo nahi thi, kaisi rahi hai akber ki shaadi, akber pe kaisa roop aaya hai

    (Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3
    Abbas chacha ki takbeer sunkar, maidaan saara dehelta to hoga, baali sakina ki ungli pakar kar, ab mera asghar chalta to hoga, uska bhi kurta bhijwaaya hai

    (Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3
    Khaane lagi hai dilko udaasi, mushkil huwa hai ab mera jina, betab raahe, khamosh galiyaa, sunsaan aangan viraan madina, ik hu ka aalam saa chaaya hai

    (Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3
    Dekha hai maine ik khwaab jisme, giryaa kuna hai saari fazaaen, dekha hai maine daryaa lahu ka, bikhri huwi hai jisme ridaaen, mera kaleja ghabraaya hai

    (Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3
    Sughra ko ab mei likhne laga hun, akber se milne ki ummeed choro, ab umr bhar hai matam hi matam, har shaad choro har eid choro, tumpe ghamon ka ab saaya hai

    (Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3
    Farhaan tumpe lamha ba lamha, akber ki ujri behen ka karam hai, shoukat ke haathon pe akber ke damse, har waqt maqtal shana sa kalam hai, nauha usi ne likhwaaya hai

(Utho akber, khat aaya hai) x3