ہندوستاں میں جزو حکومت ہیں کونسلیںآغاز ہے ہمارے سیاسی کمال کاہم تو فقیر تھے ہی، ہمارا تو کام تھاسیکھیں سلیقہ اب امرا بھی 'سوال' کا

English translation

In India councils are a part of the government; this is the start of our political perfection.
We were always beggars, begging* was our way; the rich should now acquire the skill of ‘begging’.
* Refers to the ‘begging’ for votes by the rich people. Adult suffrage did not come into the Indian sub-continent till the Government of India Act 1935. Till then suffrage was restricted to persons above a certain annual income.)

Translated by Dr M.A.K. Khalil