wo ek sitara
jo aasman ki bulandiyon se utra

ghulam hindostan ki
muhib tarikiyon mein chamka

jis ne sakit fazaon ko irtiash bakhsha
shuur ko

bedariyan ata kin
aur

zamir ko jhinjhoda
be-fikr zehnon ko

fikr ki hararat se joda
dilon mein sham-e-azadi-e-watan jalai

ki jis se
dilon ke siyah-khane munawwar hue

wo jaanta tha
ki

aahan aahan ko kantta hai
wo askari taqaton se

jabir askariyyat ke istihkaam ko
para-para kar ke

watan ko aazad karne ka
khwab bunta raha

wo azm aur hausle ki qindil
apni salib-e-jaan par

jala ke
raushni aur tamazaten bantta raha

wo jaanta tha
apne safar ki

ibtida aur intiha ka hasil
wo zehn ki

wusaton mein
is ummid ke sath

azaem ke bij bota raha
ki

aane wali nasl
us fasl ko

kaamyabi aur kaamrani se kat sake