ai qutub-minar ai bhaarat ki azmat ke nishan
har ghadi saya-fagan rahta hai tujh par aasman

tere har ek sang mein pinhan hai teri dastan
dida-e-hairat se takte hain tujhe ahl-e-jahan

sar-bulandi par teri hum hindiyon ko naz hai
tu hamari khushnuma tarikh ka ghammaz hai

tera maskan arz-e-dilli rashk-e-husn-e-koh-e-qaf
chand-suraj roz tere gird karte hain tawaf

sari duniya ko hai teri azmaton ka e'tiraf
tujh se hota hai hamari qaumiyat ka inkishaf

teri sannai zamane ke liye pur-pech hai
aaj bhi paris ka tower tere aage hech hai

tu hamari shan-o-shaukat ka hai tabinda gawah
tujh se raushan hai hamare ilm-o-fan ki shahrah

tujh pe padte hi chamak uthti hai hairat se nigah
tu hamara pasban hai tu hamara khair-khwah

tarjuman-e-waqt hai tu rahnuma-e-fan hai tu
han libas-e-sang mein ek paikar-e-ahan hai tu