aaina-e-khulus-o-mohabbat yahan the ram
amn aur shanti ki zamanat yahan the ram

sachchaiyon ki ek alamat yahan the ram
yani dil-o-nigah ki chahat yahan the ram

qadmon se ram ke ye zamin sarfaraaz hai
hindostan ko un ki shujaat pe naz hai

un ke liye gunah tha ye zulm-o-intishaar
isar un ka sare jahan par hai aashkar

daman nahin tha un ka tassub se dagh-dar
hirs-o-hawas se dur the wo sahab-e-waqar

be-shak unhin ke nam se raushan hai nam-e-hind
iqbaal ne bhi un ko kaha hai imam-e-hind

lal-o-guhar ki koi nahin thi talab unhen
izzat ke sath dil mein basate the sab unhen

bachpan se na-pasand the ghaiz-o-ghazab unhen
logon ka dil dukhana gawara tha kab unhen

wo zalimon pe qahr gharibon ki dhaal the
kirdar-o-e'tibar ki raushan misal the

un ko tha apni rasm-e-ukhuwwat pe e'timad
khud kha ke juthe ber diya dars-e-ittihad

farz-ashna the farz ko rakkha hamesha yaad
kahne pe apni man ke kaha ghar ko khair-baad

rukhsat hue to lab pe na the shikwa-o-fughan
ye hausla nasib hua hai kise yahan

ban-bas par bhi lab pe na tha un ka ehtijaj
bhai ke haq mein chhod diya apna takht-o-taj

karte rahe wo chaudah baras tak dilon pe raj
hindostan mein hai koi un ki misal aaj

rah-e-wafa pe chal ke dikhaya hai ram ne
kahte hain kis ko tyag bataya hai ram ne

rahbar ye shar-pasand kahan aur kahan wo ram
wo be-niyaz-e-aish-o-tarab zar ke ye ghulam

wo paikar-e-wafa ye riya-kar-o-bad-kalam
wo amn ke naqib ye shamshir-e-be-niyam

rasm-o-riwaj-e-ram se aari hain shar-pasand
rawan ki nitiyon ke pujari hain shar-pasand