us parcham ka jis ki hurmat
baazaaroN meN nilaam hui 
us miTTii ka jis ki hurmat
mansoob adoo ke naam hui 
                        
 us jaNg ka jo tum haar chuke 
us rasm ka jo jaari bhi nahiN 
 us zakHm ka jo seene pe na tha
us jaan kaa jo vaari bhi nahiN 
                             
 us kHoon ka jo bad-qismat tha
raahoN meN bahaaya tan meN raha 
us phool ka jo be-qeemat tha
aangan meN khila ya ban meN raha 
                                      
 us mashriq ka jis ko tum ne
neze ki ani marham samajha 
 us magHarib ka jis ko tum ne
jitna bhi looTaa kam samjha 

 un maasoomoN ka jin ke lahoo 
se tum ne farozaaN raateN kiN 
ya un mazlumoN ka jis se 
kHanjar ki zabaaN meN baateN kiN 
                             
 us mariyam ka jis ki iffat
luTati hai bhare baazaaroN meN 
 us eisa ka jo qaatil hai
aur shaamil hai gHam-kHwaaroN meN 
                                       
 in nauha- garoN ka jin ne hameN 
kHud qatal kiya kHud rote haiN 
 aise bhi kahiN dam-saaz hue
aise jallaad bhi hote haiN 
           
un bhooke nange DhaanchoN ka
jo raqs sar-e-bazaar kareN 
 ya un zaalim qazzaaqoN ka 
jo bhes badal kar waar kareN 
                         
yaa un jhooTe iqraaroN ka
jo aaj talak aifaa na hue 
 ya un bebas lachaaroN ka
jo aur bhii dukh kaa nishanaa hue 

 is shaahi ka jo dast-ba-dast
aayi hai tumhare hisse meN 
 kyoN nang-e-watan ki baat karo
kyaa rakha hai is qisse meN 

aankhoN meN chhupaaye ashkoN ko
honToN meN wafa ke bol liye 
 is jashn meN maiN bhi shaamil hooN
nauhoN se bhara kashkol liye