mujhe khuda ne khilafat ka sharaf bakhsha hai
mere hi zer-e-nagin is jahan ko rakkha hai

magar ajib nizam-e-jahan ki haalat hai
mere hi dosh pe aalam ka bar-e-khidmat hai

mashaqqaten hi likhi hain mere muqaddar mein
nahin sukun kabhi mere qalb-e-muztar mein

hai qasd ab ki karun ek jahan-e-nau aabaad
rahun tafakkur-e-farda-o-dosh se aazad

jahan ki kashmakash-e-zist ka nishan na ho
hayat-e-sabr-o-mashaqqat ka imtihan na ho

ye sar-zamin ye samundar ye aasman na ho
darun-e-dam-e-qafas mera aashiyan na ho

jahan ki gham ki ghata ruh pe na chhane pae
jumud aalam-e-ehsas par na aane pae

jahan ki nur rahe mere dil ki basti mein
shabab-o-sher ke jalwe hon meri hasti mein

wahan main dil ki umangon ke git gaunga
wahan main husn ko apna khuda banaunga