hum bhi aaram utha sakte the ghar par rah kar
hum ko bhi pala tha man-bap ne dukh sah sah kar

waqt-e-rukhsat unhen itna bhi na aae kah kar
god mein aansu kabhi tapke jo rukh se bah kar

tifl un ko hi samajh lena ji bahlane ko
desh sewa hi ka bahta hai lahu nas nas mein

ab to kha baithe hain chittaud ke gadh ki qasmen
sarfaroshi ki ada hoti hain yun hi rasmen

bhai khanjar se gale milte hain sab aapas mein
bahnen tayyar chitaon pe hain jal jaane ko

naujawanon jo tabiat mein tumhaari khatke
yaad kar lena kabhi hum ko bhi bhule-bhatke

aap ke uzw-e-badan howen juda kat kat ke
aur sad-chaak ho mata ka kaleja phatke

par na mathe pe shikan aae qasam khane ko
apni qismat mein azal se hi sitam rakkha tha

ranj rakkha tha mehan rakkha tha gham rakkha tha
kis ko parwah tha aur kis mein ye dam rakkha tha

hum ne jab wadi-e-ghurbat mein qadam rakkha tha
dur tak yaad-e-watan aai thi samjhane ko

apna kuchh gham nahin hai par ye khayal aata hai
madar-e-hind pe kab se ye zawal aata hai

desh aazadi ka kab hind mein sal aata hai
qaum apni pe to rah rah ke malal aata hai

muntazir rahte hain hum khak mein mil jaane ko