aaj hai pandrah august qaum ke tehwar ka din
aaj ke din hi to aazad hue the hum log

kyon na is din ko masarrat ke liye waqf rakhen
han isi din to ghulami ka fusun toda tha

kyon na is din ko riwayat ke liye waqf rakhen
des mein apne hain baqi kuchh andhere ab bhi

jehl-o-iflas ke sae hain ghanere ab bhi
des aazad hue kitne baras bit gae

kitni shamon ko mile hain na sawere ab bhi
des ke amn nahin amn-e-jahan ki khatir

han abhi aur abhi aur ladenge hum log
aaj ke din ki masarrat ke bhi mani hain yahi

taza-dam ho ke abhi aur badhenge hum log