munh kitabi tera bayazi nain
wo jawabi hai e'tiraazi nain

sarw har-chand hai ghulam tera
lekin aazadgi ka raazi nain

sahib-e-haal ko zamane mein
fikr-e-mustaqbil aur mazi nain

dad be-dad tujh sitam sun hai
bas-ki shahr-e-husn mein qazi nain

'mubtala' bagh mein hai shor-o-fughan
gul kun bulbul ki kuchh taqazi nain