ek yahan baadshah tha bachcho
mulk ka khair-khwah tha bachcho

sab ko bhati thi nek khu us ki
khub lagti thi guftugu us ki

wo ki sher-o-adab ka mahir tha
dar-haqiqat azim shair tha

nam us ne abu-zafar paya
aakhiri tajdar kahlaya

us ki azmat pe dil hai farsh-e-rah
us ko kahte the sab bahadur shah

takht-e-dilli pe hukmaran tha wo
mughliya daur ka nishan tha wo

ahal-e-hindostan ka qaid tha
wo muhibb-e-watan mujahid tha

ras us ko na takht-e-shahi tha
wo ki ek ba-wafa sipahi tha

us ke apne hi ek rishta-dar
nang-e-hindostan hue ghaddar

kar ke angrez be-bas-o-majbur
le gae phir use watan se dur

zulm angrez ka saha barson
qaid rangun mein raha barson