Urdu

zaban-e-hind hai urdu to mathe ki shikan kyun hai

watan mein be-watan kyun hai

meri mazlum urdu teri sanson mein ghuTan kyun hai

tera lahja mahakta hai to lafzon mein thakan kyun hai

agar tu phul hai to phul mein itni chubhan kyun hai

watan mein be-watan kyun hai

ye 'nanak' ki ye 'KHusraw' ki 'daya-shankar' ki boli hai

ye diwali ye baisakhi ye id-ul-fitr holi hai

magar ye dil ki dhaDkan aaj-kal dil ki jalan kyun hai

watan mein be-watan kyun hai

ye nazon ki pali thi 'mir' ke 'ghaalib' ke aangan mein

jo suraj ban ke chamki thi kabhi mahlon ke daman mein

wo shahzadi zabanon ki yahan be-anjuman kyun hai

watan mein be-watan kyun hai

mohabbat ka sabhi elan kar jate hain mahfil mein

ki is ke waste jazba hai hamdardi ka har dil mein

magar haq mangne ke waqt ye begana-pan kyun hai

watan mein be-watan kyun hai

ye doshiza jo bazaron se iThlati guzarti thi

labon ki nazuki jis ki gulabon si bikharti thi

jo tahzibon ke sar ki oDhni thi ab kafan kyun hai

watan mein be-watan kyun hai

mohabbat ka agar dawa hai to is ko bachao tum

jo wada kal kiya tha aaj wo wada nibhao tum

agar tum ram ho to phir ye rawan ka chalan kyun hai

watan mein be-watan kyun hai