kyon yas ho na mujh ko bahbud-e-hindiyan se
sunti hun gokhale bhi rukhsat hue jahan se

kab tak bandha rahega tanta musibaton ka
kab tak najat hogi is sakht imtihan se

badhti hui umiden uthti hui umangen
mitti mein mil gain sab is marg-e-na-gahan se

afsos mulk-bhar mein ho ek charagh wo bhi
bujh jae jalte jalte soz-e-gham-e-nihan se

mata ki pahle sewa sehat ki fikr pichhe
aisa suput bhaarat ab laegi kahan se

hubb-e-watan hamein bhi aur gokhle ko bhi thi
par tha wahan ta'alluq dil se yahan zaban se

ai kash ho ye kalima phir hirz-e-jaan hamara
hindi hain hum watan hai hindostan hamara

karti hai saf ishaara taswir gokhle ki
pachhtae ki jinhon ne tahqir gokhle ki

sargoshiyan karegi ek roz aasman se
han han yahan adhuri tanwir gokhle ki

talim-e-ibtidai ho kar rahegi lazim
raushan karegi aankhen tanwir gokhle ki

africa mein na hoga farq-e-saped-o-aswad
laegi rang khunin taqrir gokhle ki

hubb-e-watan ko juzw-e-iman kaha gaya hai
waiz samajh ke kijo takfir gokhle ki

ai mo'tariz hisar-e-baatil ho lakh mohkam
kar legi par sadaqat taskhir gokhle ki

mat aazma ki haq ne girton ko kaise thama
man jarrabalmujarrab hallat bihin-nadama