jaane kin rahguzaron se
daude chale aate hain

lashen bhanbhodte, bu sunghte
baith gae hain log

ki baithe huon ko katte nahin!
virani ke aqab mein

raston aur shah-rahon ke kohram
aur jalti-bujhti raushniyon ke taaqub mein

phate hue halaq ke sath
gadiyon ke sath sath bhagte hain

diwar par
tang utha chukne ke baad

muaf kijiyega
fatah-ali-khan sahib!

aap ka alap, kanon mein jam gaya hai
murkiyan tutti hain

hum rukhsat ho rahe hain
jine ke jawaz se dast-bardar

patakhon se patlunen bachate
phudakte phirte hain

hamari qaumi mausiqi
kafur ki mahak se bhi khali hai

sadand hai chahaar jaanib
aur bhunkne ki aawazen

be-sur, be-tal
jaan ki aman paun

to sidha aap hi ki taraf aaunga!