lahu aaj phir bah raha hai
zamin to zamin aasman surkh hai

dayar-e-ashoka mein phir raqs iblis ka hai
chaman-zar-e-gautam mein hain chaak-dar-chaak kaliyan

zaban 'mir'-o-'ghaalib' ki ab kushtani hai
nigar-e-watan dar pe jamhur ke sar-nigun hai

magar ai shahidan-e-urdu
tumhaara lahu

charagh-e-sar-e-rahguzar hai
mata-e-giran bahr-e-fikr-o-nazar hai

payam-e-tulu-e-sahar hai
tumhaare lahu se

lab-e-waqt par aa gaya hai tabassum
anadil ne paya hai zauq-e-tarannum

zaban-e-khamoshi ne sikhi hai tarz-e-takallum
yaqin hai

lahu ye tumhaara
rukh-e-'mir'-o-'ghaalib' ka ghaza banega

jabin-e-watan par
ye chamkega sindur ban kar