jis khak ki hai auj pe taqdir yahi hai
jo radd-e-ghulami ki hai iksir yahi hai

bedari-e-jamhur ki taswir yahi hai
aazadi-e-afrad ki tamir yahi hai

ai 'arsh' tere khwab ki tabir yahi hai
firdaus-e-zamin jannat-e-kashmir yahi hai

is se nahin achchha koi gulzar ise dekh
is se nahin badh kar koi shahkar ise dekh

is se nahin uncha koi darbar ise dekh
is se nahin behtar koi didar ise dekh

fitrat ne jo khinchi hai wo taswir yahi hai
firdaus-e-zamin jannat-e-kashmir yahi hai

shirwani-e-masum ki jagir na dhundo
shirwani-e-mazlum ki jagir na dhundo

shirwani-e-makhdum ki jagir na dhundo
shirwani-e-marhum ki jagir na dhundo

shirwani-e-marhum ki jagir yahi hai
firdaus-e-zamin jannat-e-kashmir yahi hai

gul-posh makan aur gul-andam makin bhi
kamyab nahin husn zamane mein kahin bhi

duniya mein bahut naqsh hain dilkash bhi hasin bhi
jo khama-e-qudrat ki hai tahrir yahi hai

firdaus-e-zamin jannat-e-kashmir yahi hai
jis husn ka ushshaq sunate hain fasana

jis husn ke har naz pe mitta hai zamana
jis husn ka hai lab pe mughanni ke tarana

jis husn ke jalwon ki na had hai na thikana
us husn-e-jahan-tab ki tanwir yahi hai

firdaus-e-zamin jannat-e-kashmir yahi hai
sarmaya-o-mehnat ka hai jo masala-e-khas

iflas-o-imarat ka hai jo masala-e-khas
dahqan ki azmat ka hai jo masla-e-khas

mazdur ki shaukat ka hai jo masala-e-khas
is masala-e-khas ki tafsir yahi hai

firdaus-e-zamin jannat-e-kashmir yahi hai
ulfat ke payambar hain parastar isi ke

ikhlas ki mai pite hain mai-khwar isi ke
mardan-e-mujahid hain talabgar isi ke

hindu hon ki muslim hain giraftar isi ke
wabasta hain sab jis se wo zanjir yahi hai

firdaus-e-zamin jannat-e-kashmir yahi hai
sarmae ke beton ki hui khub dukan band

jagir-paraston pe hui rah-e-aman band
mahkumi-e-majbur ki kab se thi zaban band

sadiyon ki ghulami ke hain kis darja garan band
kategi jo ye band wo shamshir yahi hai

firdaus-e-zamin jannat-e-kashmir yahi hai