Maf kijiye ga KHan sahib

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!