ai aaftab ruh-o-rawan-e-jahan hai tu
shiraaza-band daftar-e-kaun-o-makan hai tu

bais hai tu wajud-o-adam ki numud ka
hai sabz tere dam se chaman hast-o-bud ka

qaem ye unsuron ka tamasha tujhi se hai
har shai mein zindagi ka taqaza tujhi se hai

har shai ko teri jalwa-gari se sabaat hai
tera ye soz-o-saz sarapa hayat hai

wo aaftab jis se zamane mein nur hai
dil hai khirad hai ruh-e-rawan hai shuur hai

a aaftab hum ko ziya-e-shuur de
chashm-e-khirad ko apni tajalli se nur de

hai mahfil-e-wajud ka saman-taraaz to
yazdan-e-sakinan-e-nasheb-o-faraaz tu

tera kamal-e-hasti har jaan-dar mein
teri numud silsila-e-kohsar mein

har chiz ki hayat ka parwardigar tu
zaidgan-e-nur ka hai tajdar tu

nai ibtida koi na koi intiha teri
aazad qaid-e-awwal-o-akhir ziya teri