yaum-e-jamhur tere aane par
nach uthe hain masarraton ke payam

in ujalon mein zulmaten to nahin
sochte hain mere watan ke awam

jagmagata hai waqt ka chehra
be-bason par jahan hansta hai

apne rukh par nahin hai mauja-e-nur
jhonpadi kis tarah ho rashk-e-mahal

jam-e-jamhuriyat to pite hain
hasraten dam jo tod den ghut kar

lekin is mein nahin hai kaif-o-surur
zindagi kyun na ho shikar-e-ajal

apne hasrat-bhare muqaddar ka
is tarah hum mazaq udate hain

khud hi rote hain waqt ka rona
aur phir khud hi muskuraate hain