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 men
raston aur shah-rahon ke kohram
aur jalti-bujhti raushniyon ke taaqub men
phate hue halaq ke saath
gadiyon ke saath saath bhagte hain
divar par
taang utha chukne ke baad
muaaf kijiyega
fatah-ali-khan sahib!
aap ka alap, kanon men jam gaya hai
murkiyan tutti hain
ham rukhsat ho rahe hain
jiine ke javaz se dast-bardar
patakhon se patlunen bachate
phudakte phirte hain
hamari qaumi mausiqi
kafur ki mahak se bhi khali hai
sadand hai chahar janib
aur bhunkne ki avazen
be-sur, be-tal
jaan ki amaan paun
to sidha aap hi ki taraf aunga!
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