tere madhur giton ke sahaare
bite hain din rain hamare

teri agar aawaz na hoti
bujh jati jiwan ki joti [...]

laraz raha tha watan jis khayal ke dar se
wo aaj khun rulata hai dida-e-tar se

sada ye aati hai phal phul aur patthar se
zamin pe taj gira qaum-e-hind ke sar se [...]

shahid-e-bazm-e-sukhan nazura-e-mani-taraaz
ai khuda-e-rekhta paighambar-e-soz-o-gudaz

yusuf-e-mulk-e-maani pir-e-kanan-e-sukhan
hai teri har bait ahl-e-dard ko bait-ul-huzan [...]

labrez hai sharab-e-haqiqat se jam-e-hind
sab falsafi hain khitta-e-maghrib ke ram-e-hind

ye hindiyon ki fikr-e-falak-ras ka hai asar
rifat mein aasman se bhi uncha hai baam-e-hind [...]

fikr-e-insan par teri hasti se ye raushan hua
hai par-e-murgh-e-takhayyul ki rasai ta-kuja

tha sarapa ruh tu bazm-e-sukhan paikar tera
zeb-e-mahfil bhi raha mahfil se pinhan bhi raha [...]

le chalo dosto
le chalo qissa-khwani ke bazar mein

us mohalle khuda-dad ki ek shikasta gali ke muqaffal makan mein
ki muddat se viran kuen ki zamin chatti pyas ko dekh kar apni tishna-labi bhul jaun [...]