Ai Mere Watan Ke KHush-nawao

ek umr ke baad tum mile ho

ai mere watan ke KHush-nawao

har hijr ka din tha hashr ka din

dozaKH the firaq ke alao

roun ki hansun samajh na aae

hathon mein hain phul dil mein ghao

tum aae to sath hi tumhaare

bichhDe hue yar yaad aae

ek zaKHm pe tum ne hath rakkha

aur mujh ko hazar yaad aae

wo sare rafiq pa-ba-jaulan

sab kushta-e-dar yaad aae

hum sab ka hai ek hi qabila

ek dasht ke sare ham-safar hain

kuchh wo hain jo dusron ki KHatir

aashufta-nasib o dar-ba-dar hain

kuchh wo hain jo KHilat-o-qaba se

aiwan-e-shahi mein mo'tabar hain

suqraat o masih ke fasane

tum bhi to bahut suna rahe the

mansur o husain se aqidat

tum bhi to bahut jata rahe the

kahte the sadaqaten amar hain

auron ko yahi bata rahe the

aur ab jo hain ja-ba-ja saliben

tum bansuriyan baja rahe ho

aur ab jo hai karbala ka naqsha

tum madh-e-yazid ga rahe ho

jab sach tah-e-tegh ho raha hai

tum sach se nazar chura rahe ho

ji chahta hai ki tum se puchhun

kya raaz is ijtinab mein hai

tum itne kaThor to nahin the

ye be-hisi kisi hisab mein hai

tum chup ho to kis tarah se chup ho

jab KHalq-e-KHuda azab mein hai

socho to tumhein mila bhi kya hai

ek luqma-e-tar qalam ki qimat

ghairat ko faroKHt karne walo

ek kasa-e-zar qalam ki qimat

pindar ke tajiro batao

darban ka dar qalam ki qimat

nadan to nahin ho tum ki samjhun

ghaflat se ye zahr gholte ho

thame hue maslahat ki mizan

har sher ka wazn taulte ho

aise mein sukut, chashm-poshi

aisa hai ki jhuT bolte ho

ek umr se adl o sidq ki lash

ghasib ki salib par jaDi hai

is waqt bhi tum ghazal-sara ho

jab zulm ki har ghaDi kaDi hai

jangal pe lapak rahe hain shole

taus ko raqs ki paDi hai

hai sab ko aziz ku-e-jaanan

is rah mein sab jiye mare hain

han meri bayaz-e-sher mein bhi

barbaadi-e-dil ke marsiye hain

main ne bhi kiya hai TuT kar ishq

aur ek nahin kai kiye hain

lekin gham-e-ashiqi nahin hai

aisa jo subuk-sari sikhae

ye gham to wo KHush-maal gham hai

jo koh se ju-e-shir lae

teshe ka hunar qalam ko baKHshe

jo qais ko kohkan banae

ai hila-garan-e-shahr-e-shirin

aaya hun pahaD kaT kar main

hai be-watani gawah meri

har-chand phira hun dar-ba-dar main

becha na ghurur-e-nai-nawazi

aisa bhi na tha subuk hunar mein

tum bhi kabhi ham-nawa the mere

phir aaj tumhein ye kya hua hai

miTTi ke waqar ko na becho

ye ahd-e-sitam jihad ka hai

daryuza-gari ke maqbaron se

zindan ki fasil KHushnuma hai

kab ek hi rut rahi hamesha

ye zulm ki fasl bhi kaTegi

jab harf kahega qum-be-izni

marti hui KHak ji uThegi

laila-e-watan ke pairahan mein

barud ki bu nahin rahegi

phir bandhenge abruon ke dohe

phir madh-e-ruKH-o-dahan kahenge

Thahraenge un labon ko matla

jaanan ke liye suKHan kahenge

afsana-e-yar o qissa-e-dil

phir anjuman anjuman kahenge