dil masarrat ki farawani se diwana hai aaj
dekhna ye kaun aakhir zeb-e-kashana hai aaj

kaif-e-sehba-e-tarab mein gharq-e-maikhana hai aaj
har shajar saqi-e-mai har phul paimana hai aaj

ghuncha-o-gul the yahi lekin ye ranai na thi
is gulistan mein bahaar is dhum se aai na thi

nargis-e-makhmur hai lazzat-e-kash-e-khab-e-nishat
phut nikla hai gul-e-nasrin se sailab-e-nashat

ahl-e-mahfil ke liye mushkil hai ab tab-e-nashat
aaj paimanon se chhalkegi mai-e-nab-e-nashat

par-fishan hai jazba-e-pinhan ubharne ke liye
muztarib hai zarra zarra raqs karne ke liye

phir idhar aae na aae ye shamim-e-jaan-faza
phir mayassar ho na ho aisa saman aisi hawa

chhed is andaz se ai mutrib-e-rangin-nawa
tut jae aaj ek ek tar tere saz ka

zikr jis ka zohra-o-parwin ke kashane mein hai
wo sanam bhi aaj apne hi sanam-khane mein hai

khalida tu hai bahisht-e-turkmani ki bahaar
teri peshani pe nur-e-hurriyat-e-aina-kar

tere rukh se partaw-e-masoom-e-mariyam aashkar
tere jawon ki sabahat se farishte sharmsar

gul pasheman qalb-e-bulbul rashk se do-nim hai
teri baaton mein khumar-e-kausar-o-tasnim hain

yun to hum har sham-e-ilm-o-fan ke parwane rahe
ye haqiqat hai ki hum tere bhi diwane rahe

muddaton apni zaban par tere afsane rahe
tu rahi begana lekin hum na begane rahe

yaad teri ek zamane se hamari dil mein thi
tu yahan aane se pahle bhi isi mahfil mein thi

shauq ki shorish jamal-o-nur ka sailab hai
har kali saz-e-tarab hai har nazar mizrab hai

aankh hairan ruh-e-arbab-e-wafa betab hai
ye hamare khwab ki tabir hai ye khwab hai

lala-o-gul kya chaman bhi tere qadmon par nisar
ye guhar-ha-e-sukhan bhi tere qadmon par nisar

ai muqaddas hur ai parwarda-e-mauj-e-nasim
ruh-e-ishrate-gah-e-sahil jaan-e-tufan-e-azim

tu ne turkon ko dikhai hai siraat-e-mustaqim
phunk dale hain tassub ke hijabaat-e-qadim

zoaf dikhlai hai jab bhi fitrat-e-ahrar ne
aag barsa di hai tere nutq-e-gauhar-bar ne

rah chuki hai hath mein tere wo tegh-e-be-niyam
jis ki jumbish ne badal dala hukumat ka nizam

tark-e-uftada ko tu ne hi diya izn-e-khiram
tere hi hathon ne chhalkae hain aazadi ke jam

tu ne jo ehsan kiya hain millat-e-ahrar par
naqsh hain ab tak sanwarna ke dar-o-diwar par

han bata de hum ko bhi ai ruh-e-arbab-e-niyaz
kis tarah mitta hai aakhir rang-o-khun ka imtiyaz

dil pe kyun kar fash ho jate hain aazadi ke raaz
chhedte hain kis tarah mahfil mein bedari ka saz

teri aankhon mein surur-e-ishrat-e-jamhur hai
aah ye jauhar hamari dastaras se dur hai

mahram-e-dard-o-masarrat raaz-dar-e-subh-o-sham
mahfil-e-fitrat ki khamoshi hai tujh se ham-kalam

teri hasti aasman-e-tark ka mah-e-tamam
tu mohabbat har nafas tera mohabbat ka payam

gulshan-e-mashriq mein manind-e-saba aai hai tu
subh-e-raushan ka payam-e-jaan-faza lai hai tu

qurbat-e-gul kis qadar jaan-bakhsh hai kharon se puchh
chand ki tanwir mein kya lutf hai taron se puchh

nashsha-e-sahba mein kya lazzat hai mai-kharon se puchh
chaarasazi mein maza kya kya hai bimaron se puchh

ruh-o-dil ko jagmaga de jalwa aarai teri
kam se kam itna to kar jae masihai teri

koi dam mein is gulistan se nikalna hai hamein
farsh-e-gul se dur angaron pe chalna hai hamein

khar-zar-e-gham ko pairon se kuchalna hai hamein
jada-e-manzil mein girna hai sambhalna hai hamein

dars aisa de ke dil aazurda-e-manzil na ho
fikr-e-la-hasil na ho andesha-e-baatil na ho