saf-suthri zaban hindi hai
khush-bayani ki jaan hindi hai

hindiyon ka nishan hindi hai
auj mein aasman hindi hai

roz-marra jo bol-chaal ka hai
husn wo shokhi-e-khayal ka hai

us ke phulon ki tez hai khushbu
har taraf mushk-rez hai khushbu

waqai itr-bez hai khushbu
ishrat-e-mauj-khez hai khushbu

shakl kaisi hasin hai is ki
brij-bhasha zamin hai is ki

kya milansar hai mizaj is ka
sulh-jui hai kaam-kaj is ka

sare sansar mein hai raj is ka
sikka baitha hua hai aaj is ka

marhati kuchh hai kuchh hai punjabi
hai fasahat mein nutq-e-aarabi

farsi ki sughad saheli hai
aur turki ke sath kheli hai

jo pasand aai chiz le li hai
chistan hai kahin paheli hai

lal-qile mein begmati thi
sath shahzadiyon ke jati thi

des-bhar ki ye ek hai bani
hinduni hai na ye musalmani

bol sakte hain is ko irani
sikh sakte hain sab ba-asani

kuchh mili hain jo un se saughaten
leadiyon se hain raat-din baaten

kis qadar bol-chaal hai sada
'sur' 'tulsi' the is ke dil-dada

kaif-za hai ye surat-e-baada
pi raha tha 'kabir' aazada

'ras' 'bihaari' the gul-fishan is mein
ab hain 'kaifi' se khush-bayan is mein