ai watan pak watan ruh-e-rawan-e-ahrar
ai ki zarron mein tere bu-e-chaman rang-e-bahaar

ai ki khwabida teri khak mein shahana waqar
ai ki har khar tera ru-kash-e-sad-ru-e-nigar

reze almas ke tere khas-o-khashak mein hain
haddiyan apne buzurgon ki teri khak mein hain

pai ghunchon mein tere rang ki duniya hum ne
tere kanton se liya daras-e-tamanna hum ne

tere qatron se suni qirat-e-dariya hum ne
tere zarron mein padhi aayat-e-sahra hum ne

kya bataen ki teri bazm mein kya kya dekha
ek aaine mein duniya ka tamasha dekha

teri hi gardan-e-rangin mein hain banhen apni
tere hi ishq mein hain subh ki aahen apni

tere hi husn se raushan hain nigahen apni
kaj huin teri hi mahfil mein kulahen apni

bankpan sikh liya ishq ki uftadon se
dil lagaya bhi to tere hi pari-zadon se

pahle jis chiz ko dekha wo faza teri thi
pahle jo kan mein aai wo sada teri thi

palna jis ne hilaya wo hawa teri thi
jis ne gahware mein chuma wo saba teri thi

awwalin raqs hawa mast ghataen teri
bhigi hain apni masen aab-o-hawa mein teri

ai watan aaj se kya hum tere shaidai hain
aankh jis din se khuli tere tamannai hain

muddaton se tere jalwon ke tamashai hain
hum to bachpan se tere aashiq-o-saudai hain

bhai tifli se har ek aan jahan mein teri
baat tutla ke jo ki bhi to zaban mein teri

husn tere hi manazir ne dikhaya hum ko
teri hi subh ke naghmon ne jagaya hum ko

tere hi abr ne jhulon mein jhulaya hum ko
tere hi phulon ne nau-shah banaya hum ko

khanda-e-gul ki khabar teri zabani aai
tere baghon mein hawa kha ke jawani aai

tujh se munh mod ke munh apna dikhaenge kahan
ghar jo chhodenge to phir chhawni chhaenge kahan

bazm-e-aghyar mein aaram ye paenge kahan
tujh se hum ruth ke jaen bhi to jaenge kahan

tere hathon mein hai qismat ka nawishta apna
kis qadar tujh se bhi mazbut hai rishta apna

ai watan josh hai phir quwwat-e-imani mein
khauf kya dil ko safina hai jo tughyani mein

dil se masruf hain har tarah ki qurbani mein
mahw hain jo teri kashti ki nigahbani mein

gharq karne ko jo kahte hain zamane wale
muskuraate hain teri naw chalane wale

hum zamin ko teri napak na hone denge
tere daman ko kabhi chaak na hone denge

tujh ko jite hain to ghamnak na hone denge
aisi iksir ko yun khak na hone denge

ji mein thani hai yahi ji se guzar jaenge
kam se kam wada ye karte hain ki mar jaenge