maut ne raat ke parde mein kiya kaisa war
raushani-e-subh watan ki hai ki matam ka ghubar

marka sard hai soya hai watan ka sardar
tantana sher ka baqi nahin suna hai kachhaar

bekasi chhati hai taqdir phiri jati hai
qaum ke hath se talwar giri jati hai

uth gaya daulat-e-namus-e-watan ka waris
qaum marhum ke eazaz-e-kuhan ka waris

jaan-nisar-e-azali sher-e-deccan ka waris
peshwaon ke garajte hue ran ka waris

thi samai hui puna ki bahaar aankhon mein
aakhiri daur ka baqi tha khumar aankhon mein

maut mahrashtra ki thi ya teri marne ki khabar
murdani chha gai insan to kya patthar par

pattiyan jhuk gain murjha gae sahra ke shajar
rah gae josh mein bahte hue dariya tham kar

sard-o-shadab hawa ruk gai kohsaron ki
raushni ghat gai do-chaar ghadi taron ki

tha nigahban-e-watan dabdaba-e-am tera
na digen panw pe tha qaum ko paigham

dil raqibon ke larazte the ye tha kaam tera
nind se chaunk pade sun jo liya nam tera

yaad kar ke tujhe mazlum-e-watan roenge
banda-e-rasm-e-jafa chain se ab soenge

zindagi teri bahaar chamanistan-e-wafa
aabru tere liye qaum se paiman-e-wafa

aashiq-e-nam-e-watan kushta-e-arman-e-wafa
mard-e-maidan-e-wafa jism-e-wafa jaan-e-wafa

ho gai nazr-e-watan hasti-e-fani teri
na to piri rahi teri na jawani teri

auj-e-himmat pe raha teri wafa ka khurshed
maut ke khauf pe ghaalib rahi khidmat ki umed

ban gaya qaid ka farman bhi rahat ki nawed
hue tariki-e-zindan mein tere baal saped

phir raha hai meri nazron mein sarapa tera
aah-o-qaid-e-sitam aur budhapa tera

moajiza ashk-e-mohabbat ka dikhaya tu ne
ek qatra se ye tufan uthaya tu ne

mulk ko hasti-e-bedar banaya tu ne
jazba-e-qaum ko jadu ko jagaya tu ne

ek tadap aa gai sote hue armanon mein
bijliyan kaund gain qaum ke viranon mein

lash ko teri sanwaren na rafiqan-e-kuhan
ho jabin ke liye sandal ki jagah khak-e-watan

tar hua hai jo shahidon ke lahu se daman
den usi ka tujhe punjab ke mazlum kafan

shor-e-matam na ho jhankar ho zanjiron ki
chahiye qaum ke bhisham ko chita tiron ki