shahid-e-jaur-e-gulchin hain asir-e-khasta-tan hum hain
hamara jurm itna hai hawa-khwah-e-chaman hum hain

satane ko sata le aaj zalim jitna ji chahe
magar itna kahe dete hain farda-e-watan hum hain

hamare hi lahu ki bu saba le jaegi kanan
milega jis se yusuf ka pata wo pairahan hum hain

hamein ye fakhr hasil hai payam-e-nur lae hain
zamin pahle-pahal chumi hai jis ne wo kiran hum hain

sula legi hamein khak-e-watan aaghosh mein apni
na fikr-e-gor hai hum ko na muhtaj-e-kafan hum hain

bana lenge tere zindan ko bhi hum ghairat-e-mahfil
liye apni nigahon mein jamal-e-anjuman hum hain

nahin tesha to sar takra ke ju-e-shir laenge
bayaban-e-junun mein jaanashin-e-kohkan hum hain

zamana kar raha hai koshishen hum ko mitane ki
hila pata nahin jis ko wo buniyaad-e-kuhan hum hain

na daulat hai na sarwat hai na ohda hai na taqat hai
magar kuchh baat hai hum mein ki jaan-e-anjuman hum hain

tere khanjar se apne dil ki taqat aazmana hai
mohabbat ek apni hai tera sara zamana hai

fida-e-mulk hona hasil-e-qismat samajhte hain
watan par jaan dene hi ko hum jannat samajhte hain

kuchh aise aa gae hain tang hum kunj-e-asiri se
ki ab is se to behtar gosha-e-turbat samajhte hain

hamare shauq ki waraftagi hai did ke qabil
pahunchti hai agar iza use rahat samajhte hain

nigah-e-qahr ki mushtaq hain dil ki tamannaen
khat-e-chin-e-jabin hi ko khat-e-qismat samajhte hain

watan ka zarra zarra hum ko apni jaan se pyara hai
na hum mazhab samajhte hain na hum millat samajhte hain

hayat-e-arzi sadqe hayat-e-jawedani par
fana hona hi ab ek zist ki surat samajhte hain

hamein malum hai achchhi tarah tab-e-jafa teri
magar is se siwa apni had-e-ulfat samajhte hain

gham-o-ghussa dikhana ek dalil-e-na-tawani hai
jo hans kar chot khati hai use taqat samajhte hain

ghulami aur aazadi bas itna jaante hain hum
na hum dozakh samajhte hain na hum jannat samajhte hain

dikhana hai ki ladte hain jahan mein ba-wafa kyunkar
nikalti hai zaban se zakhm kha kar marhaba kyunkar