ped ke kaatane vaalon ko ye maaloom to tha
jism jal jaenge jab sar pe na saaya hoga
jis tarah hans raha hoon main pee pee ke garm ashk
yoon doosara hanse to kaleja nikal pade
belache lao kholo zameen kee tahen
main kahaan dafn hoon kuchh pata to chale
itana to zindagee mein kisee ke khalal pade
hansane se ho sukoon na rone se kal pade
gurbat kee thandee chhaanv mein yaad aaee us kee dhoop
qadr-e-vatan huee hamen tark-e-vatan ke baad
jo ik khuda nahin milata to itana maatam kyoon
yahaan to koee mira ham-zabaan nahin milata
tum itana jo muskura rahe ho
kya gam hai jis ko chhupa rahe ho
bahaar aae to mera salaam kah dena
mujhe to aaj talab kar liya hai sahara ne
koee kahata tha samundar hoon main
aur miree jeb mein qatara bhee nahin
roz badhata hoon jahaan se aage
phir vaheen laut ke aa jaata hoon