ja rahe the do gadhe ek rah se
apni nadani pe wo nazan hue

rasta gum tha ghubar-o-gard se
ja rahe the gadariye bheden liye

sochte jate the kuchh donon gadhe
rasta tai kar rahe the sochte

aage wala dil se yun goya hua
pichhe jo aata hai mere ye gadha

rahnumai kar raha hun us ki main
baadshahi kar raha hun sab ki main

mujh se badh sakta hai kya ye bhi kahin
nakhuda hun aaj main hi bil-yaqin

dusra bhi ja raha tha sochta
hun shahanshah aaj apne waqt ka

samne jata hai jo wo hai ghulam
kar raha hai aage aage intizam

pichhe aata hai mere lashkar tamam
hai hukumat ka mere dam se nizam

aaj main hi qafila-salar hun
aur sari fauj ka sardar hun

the gharaz donon usi dhun mein lage
dekhte hargiz na the wo samne

rasta bhatke hue the wo magar
ja rahe the phir bhi be-khauf-o-khatar

raste mein un ke aaya ek kuan
us ki haiat hi se thi wahshat ayan

dham se wo donon gadhe us mein gire
aur girte hi wo donon mar gae

hosh mein jo bewaquf aate nahin
aql ko jo kaam mein late nahin

haal un ka hai gadhon se bhi saqim
wo saza pate hain aisi hi yatim

honhaaro in gadhon se daras lo
chhod do shekhi ko kaam apna karo