mujhe tere tasawwur se khushi mahsus hoti hai
dil-e-murda mein bhi kuchh zindagi mahsus hoti hai

ye taron ki chamak mein hai na phulon hi ki khushbu mein
teri taswir mein jo dilkashi mahsus hoti hai [...]

khu-e-azad jis ne pai hai
us ke qabze mein kul khudai hai

un se main bhi ye baat kahta hun
jin ki taqdir mein burai hai [...]

uthi chaaron taraf se jab ki zulm-o-jabr ki aandhi
payam-e-amn le kar aa gae ruh-e-zaman gandhi

bane hindostan ke waste wo rahbar-e-kaamil
tawassul se unhi ke pai hum ne apni khud manzil [...]

main ne tanha kabhi us ko dekha nahin
phir bhi jab us ko dekha wo tanha mila

jaise sahra mein chashma kahin
ya samundar mein minar-e-nur [...]

jo sun leta hai gosh-e-dil se afsana kanhaiya ka
wo ho jata hai sachche dil se diwana kanhaiya ka

nazar aati hai jis ko khwab mein wo surat-e-dilkash
wo apna dil bana leta hai kashana kanhaiya ka [...]

wahi hai shor-e-hae-o-hu, wahi hujum-e-mard-o-zan
magar wo husn-e-zindagi, magar wo jannat-e-watan

wahi zamin, wahin zaman, wahi makin, wahi makan
magar surur-e-yak-dili, magar nashat-e-anjuman [...]