dil mein bandon ke bahut khauf-e-khuda tha pahle
ye zamana kabhi itna na bura tha pahle

ram ke raj ki taswir thi apni dharti
maslak-e-fikr-o-amal uns-o-wafa tha pahle

ek insan se be-wajh ho insan ko bair
ye watira kabhi dekha na suna tha pahle

hindu-o-muslim-o-isai-o-sikh mel se the
aapsi prem ka ulfat ka maza tha pahle

qaumi yak-jehti ka aadarsh tha ye bhaaratwarsh
hum ne paigham-e-wila sab ko diya tha pahle

baadshah aur gada sab ke barabar the huquq
nayay mein koi bhi chhota na bada tha pahle

rast-goi thi yahan ghair-muqaffal the makan
desh mein aisa bhi ek daur raha tha pahle

desh mein phir se mohabbat ho rawadari ho
kash aa jae zamana jo raha tha pahle

maujzan rahta tha tufan-e-ukhuwat ai 'mauj'
dil mein tufan mohabbat ka basa tha pahle