ai laila-e-jamhuriyat
ai dilbar-e-hindostan

tujh se farogh-e-shama-e-shab
mahfil mein lau ki ibtida

ahl-e-wafa ke des mein
tarikh-e-nau ki ibtida

zulmat-bad-aman khak par
suraj ki zau ki ibtida

har lab pe teri dastan
zulfen teri ambar-fashan

ai dilbar-e-hindostan
tu apne dast-e-naz mein

ek khushnuma parcham liye
apne jilau mein nau-ba-nau

khushiyon ka ek aalam liye
manzil ke rahi ke liye

ek rau liye ek rum liye
hansti hui gati hui

aawaz si deti hui
sangit ki har tan mein

dars-e-amal deti hui
ban kar umangon ka nishan

aai hamare darmiyan
ai dilbar-e-hindostan

ab jagmagati rah hai
aur rahrawon ke qafile

ab tez hain sab ke qadam
ab mit rahe hain fasle

ab zindagi hai wajd mein
ab jagte hain walwale

thak kar koi sota nahin
ab ped ke sae tale

naghmat-e-azadi ki dhun
kitni junun-angez hai

ab nashsha-e-mai hai siwa
ab saz ki lai tez hai

ab ruh ko hasil yahan
sad ishrat-e-parwez hai

masrur hain pir-o-jawan
ai dilbar-e-hindostan

teri had-e-shadab mein
gang-o-jaman aabaad hain

kohsar ke hain silsile
dasht-o-daman aabaad hain

ahl-e-yaqin aabaad hain
arbab-e-fan aabaad hain

mahtab aur tare liye
nile gagan aabaad hain

jannat-nishan kashmir ke
rangin chaman aabaad hain

jo hain hamari aabru
hain jamn ke hum sab pasban

ai dilbar-e-hindostan
aa hum tere aanchal tale

parcham tera uncha karen
teri hifazat ke liye

saif o qalam yakja karen
tujh ko banaen kaamran

ai dilbar-e-hindostan
mafhum-e-azadi hai kya

nur-e-sahar ki justuju
kya hai mata-e-hurriyat

insan ke dil ki aarzu
sad-afrin bar-daur-e-mai

aazad hain jam-o-subu
aazad hai pael ki dhun

aazad hai zulfon ki bu
aazad hai soz-e-jigar

aazad hai dil ka lahu
aazad hai zauq-e-safar

aazad hai jine ki khu
jae na kyun dil ki lagan

mahfil-ba-mahfil ku-ba-ku
sad marhaba puri hui

wo hasrat-e-kaif-e-numu
jis ke sabab barbaad tha

sadiyon se apna karwan
ai dilbar-e-hindostan

tu zulmaton ke sail mein
sham-e-farozan ban gai

shab-tab ufuq par hind ke
nur-e-darakhshan ban gai

wadi-e-nikhat-bez mein
ju-e-khiraman ban gai

khushbu se jis ki chaar su
wo zulf-e-jaanan ban gai

dil ka sukun aaram-e-jaan
ai dilbar-e-hindostan