kabhi jab lafz-e-azadi ka sachcha tarjuman hoga
to phir ye hind khwabon ka mere hindostan hoga

ubhar aaega khuddari ka jazba mulk walon ka
faqat isar hoga muddaa in khush-khayalon ka

na hogi chor-bazari na ayyari na makkari
na ye baqi rahegi rishwaton ki garm-bazari

hukumat ka jo dhancha hai badal jaega ye yaksar
ki ikhrajat hain jo aaj-kal ho jaenge kamtar

hukumat mein sabhi ahl-e-hunar ke qadr-dan honge
jo jahil hain wasail se na apne kaamran honge

na itne tax hi honge ki jin se jaan ho dubhar
khushi se tax sab denge bachega is qadr kha kar

mere hindostan ke khet jab dekho hare honge
anaj itna mere khaliyan ghalle se bhare honge

maweshi is qadar honge bahengi dudh ki nahren
masarrat ke samundar mein uthengi har taraf lahren

mashinon ke liye muhtaj honge hum na ghairon ke
zarurat ka har ek saman banega mulk mein apne

suhulat barq-o-telephone ki hogi dehaton mein
sadak har ganw tak ban jaegi pakki dehaton mein

nikal aaenge kafi is zamin se tel ke chashme
na hum muhtaj sone ke rahenge aur na lohe ke

na koi be-padha-likha na koi be-hunar hoga
na auron ke liye be-kar koi dard-e-sar hoga

hamare mulk ko ek markaz-e-talim paenge
yahan talim lene dusre mulkon se aaenge

jo budhe honge aur mohtaj unhen sarkar palegi
yatimon aur bewaon ko sine se laga legi

hukumat aur public ke bhale kirdar agar honge
to mausam aur dariya bhi rahenge thik hi apne

hamare dam ka loha ahal-e-quwwat man jaenge
jo hain kamzor har surat mein hami hum ko paenge

gharaz ye hai wo khwabon ka mere hindostan hoga
na ek chehre pe jis mein fikr-o-wahshat ka nishan hoga

na hogi bhuk ki lanat na bekari na bimari
na hogi be-imani aur na ayyari na ghaddari

shujaat aur jawan-mardi ka putla hoga har insan
mohabbat aur khidmat hoga har insan ka iman

'shifa' mumkin hai aise din na meri zist mein aaen
main wo pauda lagaunga ki naslen jis ka phal khaen