hum khali pet sarhad par
hathon ki amn zanjir nahin bana sakte

bhuk hamari raaten khushk kar deti hai
aansu kabhi pyas nahin bujhate

rajaz qaumi tarana ban jae
to zarkhezi qahat ugane lagti hai

bachche man ki chhatiyon se
khun chusne lagte hain

koi chehron pe parcham nahin banata
aur yaum-e-azadi par log

phul-jhadiyan nahin apni khushiyan jalate hain
fauj kabhi naghme nahin gunguna sakti

ki sipahi khetiyan ujadne wale
khud-kar auzar hote hain

kya phul nau-biyahata aurat ke baalon
aur bachchon ke libas par hi jachta hai

kash
watan ki had hudud ke tayyun ke liye

phulon ki kiyariyan
aahini-taron ka mutabaadil hotin