yaum-e-azadi ne yun chhidka fazaon mein gulal
gulsitan se bhini bhini khushbuen aane lagin

titliyan apne paron par pa ke qabu har taraf
sehn-e-gulshan ki rawish par raqs farmane lagin

qumriyan mithe suron ke saz le kar aa gain
bulbulen mil-jul ke aazadi ke gun gane lagin

gul se apni nisbat-e-derina ki kha kar qasam
ahl-e-dil ko ishq ke andaz samjhane lagin

subh-dam baad-e-saba ki shokhiyan kaam aa gain
lala-o-gul ko baghal-giri ka mauqa mil gaya

dekh kar is dosti ke pur-faza mahaul ko
sari kaliyan hans padin sara gulistan khil gaya

lekin is din ke liye ai ham-nashino dosto
kaisi kaisi be-baha qurbaniyan dena padin

khun-e-dil dena pada khun-e-jigar dena pada
apne khwabon ki hasin parchhaiyan dena padin

aarzu mein teri ai gul-posh shahzadi na puchh
kaise aalam-tab sardaron ke sar jate rahe

sarzamin-e-hind ko jannat banane ke liye
kaise kaise dast-o-bazu ke shajar jate rahe

khair ab hum mutmain yun hain ki jaan-e-arzu
hum ne kuchh kho bhi diya hai aur kuchh paya bhi hai

kaise kaise aql ko de kar dilase jaan-e-jaan
ruh ko taskin di hai dil ko samjhaya bhi hai

ab yahi koshish hai dil se ai meri arz-e-watan
teri peshani pe ab koi shikan aane na pae

tu ne pahni hai jo aazadi ki mala shauq se
umr-bhar koi kali bhi is ki murjhane na pae

apne gulha-e-aqidat pesh karti hun tujhe
mukhtasar ye hai mohabbat pesh karti hun tujhe