shair-e-hindostan ai shair-e-jadu-bayan
hind ke khum-khana-e-irfan ke ai pir-e-mughan

tere naghmon mein nashat-e-zindagi ki hai mahak
kaif se gul ka tabassum zikr-e-dil husn-e-butan

tere naghmon mein dil-e-insan ka hai soz-o-gudaz
jin se aksar hai ibarat zindagi ki dastan

hai khayal-o-fikr ki duniya tere har lafz mein
paikar-e-ashaar hai kitna hasin kitna jawan

teri nazron ne tatola is tarah insan ka dil
mere dil ka raaz mujh par hi kiya tu ne ayan

zindagi insan ki hai teri nazar mein ek qafas
jis mein hai hadd-e-nazar tak tiliyan hi tiliyan

faiz se tere hi hai urdu ka ye husn-e-jamal
tere bais hi bani wo raunaq-e-bazm-e-jahan

tere naghmon ko kabhi bhi maut aa sakti nahin
la-zawal un ki kashish un ki bahaaren jawedan

tere ilm-o-fan ki shohrat ka main aalam kya kahun
jhuk gaya qadmon pe tere ba-adab sara jahan