jhutpute ka narm-rau dariya shafaq ka iztirab
khetiyan maidan khamoshi ghurub-e-aftab

dasht ke kaam-o-dahan ko din ki talkhi se faragh
dur dariya ke kinare dhundle dhundle se charagh

zer-e-lab arz o sama mein bahami guft-o-shunud
mishal-e-gardun ke bujh jaane se ek halka sa dud

wusaten maidan ki suraj ke chhup jaane se tang
sabza-e-afsurda par khwab-afrin halka sa rang

khamushi aur khamushi mein sansanahat ki sada
sham ki khunki se goya din ki garmi ka gila

apne daman ko barabar qata sa karta hua
tirgi mein khetiyon ke darmiyan ka fasla

khar-o-khas par ek dard-angez afsane ki shan
baam-e-gardun par kisi ke ruth kar jaane ki shan

dub ki khushbu mein shabnam ki nami se ek surur
charkh par baadal zamin par titliyan sar par tuyur

para para abr surkhi surkhiyon mein kuchh dhuan
bhuli-bhatki si zamin khoya hua sa aasman

pattiyan makhmur kaliyan aankh jhapkati hui
narm-jaan paudon ko goya nind si aati hui

ye saman aur ek qawi insan yani kast-kar
irtiqa ka peshwa tahzib ka parwardigar

jis ke mathe ke pasine se pae-izz-o-waqar
karti hai daryuza-e-tabish kulah-e-tajdar

sar-nigun rahti hain jis se quwwaten takhrib ki
jis ke bute par lachakti hai kamar tahzib ki

jis ki mehnat se phabakta hai tan-asani ka bagh
jis ki zulmat ki hatheli par tamaddun ka charagh

jis ke bazu ki salabat par nazakat ka madar
jis ke kas-bal par akadta hai ghurur-e-shahryar

dhup ke jhulse hue rukh par mashaqqat ke nishan
khet se phere hue munh ghar ki jaanib hai rawan

tokra sar par baghal mein phaoda tewri pe bal
samne bailon ki jodi dosh par mazbut hal

kaun hal zulmat-shikan qindil-e-bazm-e-ab-o-gil
qasr-e-gulshan ka daricha sina-e-giti ka dil

khushnuma shahron ka bani raaz-e-fitrat ka suragh
khandan-e-tegh-e-jauhar-dar ka chashm-o-charag

dhaar par jis ki chaman-parwar shagufon ka nizam
sham-e-zer-e-arz ko subh-e-darakhshan ka payam

dubta hai khak mein jo ruh daudata hua
muzmahil zarron ki mausiqi ko chaunkata hua

jis ke chhu jate hi misl-e-naznin-e-mah-jabin
karwaton par karwaten leti hai laila-e-zamin

parda-ha-e-khwab ho jate hain jis se chaak chaak
muskura kar apni chadar ko hata deti hai khak

jis ki tabish mein darakhshani hilal-e-id ki
khak ke mayus matla par kiran ummid ki

tifl-e-baran tajdar-e-khak amir-e-bostan
mahir-e-ain-e-qudarat nazim-e-bazm-e-jahan

nazir-e-gul pasban-e-rang-o-bu gulshan-panah
naz-parwar lahlahati khetiyon ka baadshah

waris-e-asrar-e-fitrat fateh-e-ummid-o-bim
mahram-e-asar-e-baran waqif-e-taba-e-nasim

subh ka farzand khurshid-e-zar-afshan ka alam
mehnat-e-paiham ka paiman sakht-koshi ki qasam

jalwa-e-qudrat ka shahid husn-e-fitrat ka gawah
mah ka dil mehr-e-alam-tab ka nur-e-nigah

qalb par jis ke numayan nur o zulmat ka nizam
munkashif jis ki farasat par mizaj-e-subh-o-sham

khun hai jis ki jawani ka bahaar-e-rozgar
jis ke ashkon par faraghat ke tabassum ka madar

jis ki mehnat ka araq tayyar karta hai sharab
ud ke jis ka rang bin jata hai jaan-parwar gulab

qalb-e-ahan jis ke naqsh-e-pa se hota hai raqiq
shoala-khu jhonkon ka hamdam tez kirnon ka rafiq

khun jis ka bijliyon ki anjuman mein baryab
jis ke sar par jagmagati hai kulah-e-aftab

lahar khata hai rag-e-khashak mein jis ka lahu
jis ke dil ki aanch ban jati hai sail-e-rang-o-bu

daudti hai raat ko jis ki nazar aflak par
din ko jis ki ungliyan rahti hain nabz-e-khak par

jis ki jaankahi se tapkati hai amrit nabz-e-tak
jis ke dam se lala-o-gul ban ke itraati hai khak

saz-e-daulat ko ata karti hai naghme jis ki aah
mangta hai bhik tabani ki jis se ru-e-shah

khun jis ka daudta hai nabz-e-istiqlal mein
loch bhar deta hai jo shahzadiyon ki chaal mein

jis ka mas khashak mein banta hai ek chadar mahin
jis ka loha man kar sona ugalti hai zamin

hal pe dahqan ke chamakti hain shafaq ki surkhiyan
aur dahqan sar jhukae ghar ki jaanib hai rawan

us siyasi rath ke pahiyon par jamae hai nazar
jis mein aa jati hai tezi khetiyon ko raund kar

apni daulat ko jigar par tir-e-gham khate hue
dekhta hai mulk-e-dushman ki taraf jate hue

qata hoti hi nahin tariki-e-hirman se rah
faqa-kash bachchon ke dhundle aansuon par hai nigah

sochta jata hai kin aankhon se dekha jaega
be-rida biwi ka sar bachchon ka munh utra hua

sim-o-zar nan-o-namak aab-o-ghiza kuchh bhi nahin
ghar mein ek khamosh matam ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin

ek dil aur ye hujum-e-sogwari hae hae
ye sitam ai sang-dil sarmaya-dari hae hae

teri aankhon mein hain ghaltan wo shaqawat ke sharar
jin ke aage khanjar-e-changez ki mudti hai dhaar

bekason ke khun mein dube hue hain tere hat
kya chaba dalegi o kambakht sari kaenat

zulm aur itna koi had bhi hai is tufan ki
botiyan hain tere jabdon mein gharib insan ki

dekh kar tere sitam ai hami-e-amn-o-aman
gurg rah jate hain danton mein daba kar ungliyan

iddia-e-pairwi-e-din-o-iman aur tu
dekh apni kuhniyan jin se tapakta hai lahu

han sambhal ja ab ki zahr-e-ahl-e-dil ke aab hain
kitne tufan teri kashti ke liye be-tab hain