chand lamhon ke liye shor utha dub gaya
kohna zanjir-e-ghulami ki girah kat na saki

phir wahi sail-e-bala hai wahi dam-e-amwaj
na-khudaon mein safine ki jagah bat na saki

tutte dekh ke derina tattul ka fusun
nabz-e-ummid-e-watan ubhri magar dub gai

peshwaon ki nigahon mein tazabzub pa kar
tutti raat ke sae mein sahar dub gai

mere mahbub watan tere muqaddar ke khuda
dast-e-aghyar mein qismat ki inan chhod gae

apni yak-tarfa siyasat ke taqazon ke tufail
ek bar aur tujhe nauha-kunan chhod gae

phir wahi gosha-e-zindan hai wahi tariki
phir wahi kohna salasil wahi khunin jhankar

phir wahi bhuk se insan ki satiza-kari
phir wahi maon ke nauhe wahi bachchon ki pukar

tere rahbar tujhe marne ke liye chhod chale
arz-e-bangal! unhen dubti sanson se pukar

bol! chatganw ki mazlum khamoshi kuchh bol
bol ai pip se riste hue sinon ki bahaar

bhuk aur qaht ke tufan badhe aate hain
bol ai ismat-o-iffat ke janazon ki qatar

rok un tutte qadmon ko unhen puchh zara
puchh ai bhuk se dam todte dhanchon ki qatar

zindagi jabr ke sanchon mein dhalegi kab tak
in fazaon mein abhi maut palegi kab tak