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— Akbar Allahabadi
Dekh aa.e ham bhee do din rah ke dehlee kee bahaar
Hukm-e-haakim se huaa tha ijtamaa-e-intishaar
Aadmee aur jaanvar aur ghar muzayyan aur machine
Phuul aur sabza chamak aur raushnee rail aur taar
Kerosene aur barq aur petroleum aur tarpin
Motor aur airplane aur jamghaTe aur eqtidaar
Mashriqee patloon men thee khidmat-guzaaree kee umang
Maghribee shaklon se shaan-e-khud-pasandee aashkaar
Shaukat-o-iqbaal ke markaz huzoor-e-emperor
Zeenat-o-daulat kee devee empress aalee-tabaar
Bahr-e-hastee le raha tha be-daregh angDaa.iyaan
Thames kee amvaaj jamunaa se huee thiin ham-kanaar
Inqilaab-e-dahr ke rangeen naqshe pesh the
Thee pa.e-ahl-e-baseerat baagh-e-ibrat men bahaar
Zarre veeraanon se uThte the tamaashaa dekhne
Chashm-e-hairat ban ga.ee thee gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar
Jaame se baahar nigaah-e-naaz-e-fattaahaan-e-hind
Hadd-e-qaanoonee ke andar honorablon kee qataar
Kharch kaa total dilon men chuTkiyaan letaa huaa
Fikr-e-zaatee men khayaal-e-qaum ghaa.eb fil-mazaar
Daavaten in.aam speachen qavaa.id fauj camp
Izzaten khushiyaan ummeeden ehtiyaaten aitbaar
Pesh-rau shaahee thee phir his-highness phir ahl-e-jaah
Ba.ad is ke shaikh saahab un ke peechhe khaaksaar
Dekh aae hum bhi do din rah ke dehli ki bahaar
Hukm-e-hakim se hua tha ijtama-e-intishaar
Aadmi aur jaanwar aur ghar muzayyan aur machine
Phul aur sabza chamak aur raushni rail aur tar
Kerosene aur barq aur petroleum aur tarpin
Motor aur airplane aur jamghaTe aur eqtidar
Mashriqi patlun mein thi KHidmat-guzari ki umang
Maghribi shaklon se shan-e-KHud-pasandi aashkar
Shaukat-o-iqbaal ke markaz huzur-e-emperor
Zinat-o-daulat ki dewi empress aali-tabar
Bahr-e-hasti le raha tha be-daregh angDaiyan
Thames ki amwaj jamuna se hui thin ham-kanar
Inqilab-e-dahr ke rangin naqshe pesh the
Thi pae-ahl-e-basirat bagh-e-ibrat mein bahaar
Zarre viranon se uThte the tamasha dekhne
Chashm-e-hairat ban gai thi gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar
Jame se bahar nigah-e-naz-e-fattahan-e-hind
Hadd-e-qanuni ke andar honorablon ki qatar
KHarch ka total dilon mein chuTkiyan leta hua
Fikr-e-zati mein KHayal-e-qaum ghaeb fil-mazar
Dawaten inam speachen qawaid fauj camp
Izzaten KHushiyan ummiden ehtiyaten e'tibar
Pesh-rau shahi thi phir his-highness phir ahl-e-jah
Baad is ke shaiKH sahab un ke pichhe KHaksar