uruj-e-adam-e-khaki kahan ka qissa hai
mahz daraazi-e-kar-e-jahan ka qissa hai

siyah raat thi neza-ba-kaf kama-bar-dosh
tulu-e-subh lute karwan ka qissa hai

husul-e-mal-e-ghanimat ki dastan-e-latif
dar-asl wadi-e-ah-o-fughan ka qissa hai

ghanim-e-hirs-o-hawas ham-kanar-e-fath-o-zafar
zarur ye mere hindostan ka qissa hai

wo rang-o-nur ka dariya wo husn-o-hosh-ruba
nahin kuchh aur ye urdu zaban ka qissa hai