aah mein ai dil-e-mazlum asar paida kar
jis mein sauda-e-mohabbat ho wo sar paida kar

gham ka tufan bhi agar aae to kuchh fikr na kar
qaum ka dard har ek dil mein magar paida kar

zulmat-e-gham ka nishan tak na nazar aae kahin
wo khayalat ki duniya mein sahar paida kar

sarfaroshon ki tarah pahle mita de khud ko
hind ki khak se phir lal-o-gohar paida kar

aag be-faiz ki daulat ko laga de yarab
kaam aae jo gharibon ke wo zar paida kar

aaj bhi qaum ke sheron ka lahu hai tujh mein
hausla ram ka bhisham ka jigar paida kar

hon hanuman aur 'angad' se hazaron yodhdha
sainkadon bhim aur arjun se bashar paida kar

aasman kanpta hai nam se jin ke ab tak
aaj phir qaum mein wo lakht-e-jigar paida kar

phir zarurat hai jawan mardon ki ai madar-e-hind
rana-pratap se khuddar bashar paida kar

ahd-e-rafta mein janam tu ne diya tha jin ko
madar-e-hind wahi nur-e-nazar paida kar

chain rahat se agar umr basar karni hai
dil mein aghyar ke bhi uns se ghar paida kar

gar tamanna hai ki ho sara zamana apna
jazba-e-ishq-o-mohabbat ki nazar paida kar

'aftab' ab teri taqdir ka chamkega zarur
mard ban kar koi duniya mein hunar paida kar