dur tujh se ai watan ki sarzamin jata hun main
jaane kyon tere chaman-zaron se ghabraata hun main

tere phulon mein na pai main ne khushbu-e-wafa
tujh se chhutna phir bhi hai mere liye sabr-azma

ai watan aae tujhe shayad kabhi mera khayal
teri nazron mein hain meri zindagi ke mah-o-sal

aankh ko pur-nam na karna dekh meri yaad mein
tu na thandi sans bharna dekh meri yaad mein

chand dinon ke waste hona na tu andoh-gin
ho na jae nam kahin gham ke pasine se jabin

jaanta hun mujh ko dhundhegi teri fasl-e-bahaar
bagh ki ranginiyan puchhengi mujh ko bar-bar

muskuraate phul dohraenge mere nam ko
tazkire ahbab farmaenge aksar sham ko

chutkiyan legi dilon mein mere naghmon ki mithas
shayad ab talab ki sari faza hogi udas

gham ki mari man ko mera dhyan aaega zarur
kya karun khud ho raha hun daman-e-rahmat se dur

chhut raha hun us ki aaghosh-e-mohabbat se magar
yaad us ki sath hogi aur duaen rahbar

bad-guman hona na main rasm-e-wafa se dur hun
chhod kar tujh ko na jata ai watan majbur hun