jo shor din ka thama ba-mushkil
udas raaton ki chandni mein

sitare pichhli pahar ye bole
sanbhal ke apna uthao khema

ki dasht-e-ghurbat mein muntazir hain
hazaron khun-khar law-lashkar

liye halakat ke saz-o-saman
hain ghat mein baithe karwan ke

jo shab ko guzre to mar dalen
jo din ko guzre to raund dalen

nai umangon ki raushni mein
ghurur-e-azm-e-jawan ko le kar

husul-e-manzil ki aarzu mein
charagh-e-ulfat ki lau badhae

hisar-e-sahra ubur karke
jo karwan-e-hayat pahuncha

faza mein jhamka wo nur ban kar
ufuq pe ubhra hilal ban kar

hasin raaton ki chandni mein
chamak utha hai damak utha hai

hazaron khun-khar law-lashkar
liye halakat ke saz-o-saman

jo muntazir the wo so gae hain
wo rah-e-manzil ko kho gae hain

ye karwan-e-hayat apna
rawan-dawan hai rawan-dawan hai