raushni tez karo, tez karo, tez karo
gum hai andesha-e-imroz ki zulmat mein hayat

zohra o mah se mahrum hai jazbaat ki raat
zafaran-zar bahishton mein bhi udta hai ghubar

khuld-bardosh fazaen hain jahannam ba-kanar
tishnagi subh ki, mamura-e-hasti mein hai aam

rakh do zulmat ki hatheli pe koi nur ka jam
aur is gham ke andhere ko na angez karo

raushni tez karo, tez karo, tez karo
dar-o-diwar pe sae ki musalsal paikar

azdahe ladte hue jaise miyan-e-kohsar
aur mehrab-e-shikasta mein purani qindil

be-par-o-baal si aandhi ki satai hui chil
khak par khun mein dube hue qadmon ke nishan

sehn mein kushta charaghon ki chitaon ka dhuan
in chitaon ko saman-posh o saman-rez karo

raushni tez karo, tez karo, tez karo
raushni rah mein baqi hai na kashanon mein

qumqume tute hue dher hain viranon mein
raat hai ya ki siyahi ka koi koh-e-buland

kab sahar phenkegi is koh pe kirnon ki kamand
yas ne zist ke ehsas ko ghera kyun hai

ghut gaya dam ye ghata-top andhera kyun hai
sathiyon! shisha-e-gulnar ko gul-bez karo

raushni tez karo, tez karo, tez karo,
ju-e-khun chashm-e-tamanna se rawan hai ye kyun

zindagi su-e-tabassum nigaran hai ye kyun
ruh-e-insan ko mile zulmat-e-dauran se najat

saj do maghmum fazaon mein charaghon ki baraat
sogwarana sahi jashn manana hoga

kanpte hathon se ye jam uthana hoga
tham kar dil ko utho azm-e-tarab-khez karo

raushni tez karo, tez karo, tez karo