na samajhoge to mit jaoge ai hindostaan vaalo
tumhaaree daastaan tak bhee na hogee daastaanon mein
amal se zindagee banatee hai jannat bhee jahannam bhee
ye khaakee apanee fitarat mein na nooree hai
na naaree hai tamanna dard-e-dil kee ho to kar khidamat faqeeron kee
nahin milata ye gauhar baadashaahon ke khazeenon mein
dhoondata phirata hoon main iqbal apane aap ko
aap hee goya musaafir aap hee manzil hoon main
saare jahaan se achchha hindostaan hamaara
ham bulabulen hain is kee ye gulasitaan hamaara
baatil se dabane vaale ai aasamaan nahin ham
sau baar kar chuka hai too imtihaan hamaara
ishq bhee ho hijaab mein husn bhee ho hijaab mein
ya to khud aashkaar ho ya mujhe aashkaar kar
jamhooriyat ik tarz-e-hukoomat hai ki jis mein
bandon ko gina karate hain taula nahin karate
masjid to bana dee shab bhar mein eemaan kee haraarat vaalon ne
mann apana puraana paapee hai barason mein namaazee ban na saka
yoon to sayyad bhee ho mirza bhee ho afgaan bhee ho
tum sabhee kuchh ho batao musalamaan bhee ho