Yaum-e-jamhur

yaum-e-jamhur tere aane par

nach uThe hain masarraton ke payam

in ujalon mein zulmaten to nahin

sochte hain mere watan ke awam

jagmagata hai waqt ka chehra

be-bason par jahan hansta hai

apne ruKH par nahin hai mauja-e-nur

jhonpaDi kis tarah ho rashk-e-mahal

jam-e-jamhuriyat to pite hain

hasraten dam jo toD den ghuT kar

lekin is mein nahin hai kaif-o-surur

zindagi kyun na ho shikar-e-ajal

apne hasrat-bhare muqaddar ka

is tarah hum mazaq uDate hain

KHud hi rote hain waqt ka rona

aur phir KHud hi muskuraate hain