main urdu zaban hun

main urdu zaban hun
mujhe aaryaon ne pala
meri asl hindostan hai
ki mere lahu se hi wedon ki aayat likkhi gai hain


ye ram aur sita ki azmat ke qisse ramayan-kathaen
krishan aur radha ke rangin fasane
har ek lafz ki ruh naghma-sara hai
main urdu zaban hun


wo gautam ki jis ne mohabbat ki paighambari se jahannam ko jannat banaya
magar kis zaban mein
zara sochiye kis zaban mein
wo pali jo mere gharane ki pali hui thi


main urdu zaban hun
mujhe dekhna chahte ho to aao
ajanta elora ke ghaaron mein dekho
ye main hun


mera husn meri kashish hai abad tak
mujhe dekhna chahte ho to aao
ashoka ki laton mein kanda huruf-e-muqaddas mein dekho
ye main hun


sadaqat adalat ki tahrir-e-mohkam
main urdu zaban hun
mohabbat ki man-mohni dastan hun
meri wusaten be-karan hain


ye uttar ye dakhkhin ye purab ye pachchhim
har ek samt mere nishan hain
deccan jo kabhi rang-o-harf-o-ada aur chang-o-sada se bana ek qaus-e-quzah tha
tumhein kuchh khabar hai wo kya silsila tha


muarrikh se puchho wo mera hi jadu mera moajiza tha
main 'khusraw' ki pyari 'wali' ki niyari 'quli' ki dulari
khuda-e-sukhan 'mir' ke soz-e-pinhan ki main raazdan hun
wo diwan-e-ghaalib wo shahkar-e-takhliq-e-adam


magar us ka har sher kahta hai paiham
main urdu zaban hun
wo 'iqbaal' jo azmat-e-adamiyyat ka paighambar hai
lahu ke jumud aur dil ke taghaful ka jo nauhagar hai


wo jis ki nazar baal-e-jibril ki ham-safar hai
wo jis ki sada khwab-e-ghaflat mein bad-mast insaniyat ke liye ek bang-e-dara hai
wo jis ki khudi daur-e-hazir ki firauniyat ke liye bahr-e-qulzum ke sahil pe zarb-e-kalimi ki nemul-badal hai
wo jis ne dayar-e-ghazal se lab-o-ariz-o-zulf jaise anasir ko bahar nikala


wo 'iqbaal' bhi meri zulfon ka qaidi raha hai
main urdu zaban hun
wo 'azad' aazadi-e-hind ka ek aashiq
wo 'azad' jis ki fughan soz-o-masti


wo 'azad' jis ki sada saz-e-hasti
wo 'azad' jis ka sukhan qaul-e-faisal
magar qaul-e-faisal ka ye faisla hai
main urdu zaban hun


main tarikh-o-tahzib-e-hindostan hun
main hindostani hun rashk-e-jahan hun
jahan-e-mohabbat ki main pasban hun
magar pasban-e-watan mujh ko ghaddar kahne lage hain


to ghaddar kahne ka matlab musalman hun main bhi
musalman yani ki dahshat jihaalat ghalazat ki pahchan hun main
ye pahchan meri ajab saneha hai
magar saneha madar-e-hind ka hai ye mera nahin hai


main kuchh bhi nahin hun
mujhe aaryaon ne pala
meri asl hindostan hai
main hindostani hun hindostan hun


magar mere ahl-e-watan mujh ko ghaddar kahne lage hain
ba-zahir to hai garche ye meri zillat
magar asl mein madar-e-hind ki hi ye ismat-dari hai
main urdu zaban hun


mujhe aaryaon ne pala
meri asl hindostan hai