dil hai faulad ka patthar ka jigar rakhte hain
jaan jokhon mein kaf-e-dast pe sar rakhte hain

khun rulaega tujhe bhi mera afsana-e-gham
ham-qafas puchh na kyon dida-e-tar rakhte hain

kyon na tadpae hamein apne watan ki haalat
soz-e-dil rakhte hain hum dard-e-jigar rakhte hain

ai jafa-kar tu mazlum ki fariyaad se dar
ye wo bande hain ki aahon mein sharar rakhte hain

wo tahi-dast hain jo zor na zar rakhte hain
jazba-e-hubb-e-watan dil mein magar rakhte hain

kis ko dete hain bhala dar-o-rasan ki dhamki
kya daraate ho ki hum tir-o-tabar rakhte hain

hum ko pistaul ka dar hai na mashinon ka khatar
mard-e-maidan hain hum sina-sipar rakhte hain

koi bhaala hai na khanjar hai na bam hathon mein
aur na talwar ko hum zeb-e-kamar rakhte hain

tum ko taqat ka bharosa hai jo bedad-garo
hum ko ye naz ki nalon mein asar rakhte hain

rahnumaon ki tamanna hai na rahzan ka khatar
hum wo rah-rau hain ki manzil pe nazar rakhte hain

hum bhi aazad watan ko kabhi dekhen 'sabir'
ye dua wird-e-zaban sham-o-sahar rakhte hain