Mera Watan

dil-ruba lala ho faza teri

mujh ko bhai na ek ada teri

lutf se baDh ke hai jafa teri

wah-re hindostan wafa teri

main na manun kabhi tera kahna

main na baKHshun kabhi KHata teri

bar-tar-az-KHar hai tera gulshan

zahr se kam nahin hawa teri

KHali-az-kaifiyat teri har chiz

baat har ek be maza teri

dard-e-dil mein taDap ke mar jaun

main na DhunDun kabhi shifa teri

kaun si baat teri lutf-amez

kaun si chiz dil-kusha teri

tujh ko jannat-nishan kahte hain

hum jahannam ki jaan kahte hain

tujh ko kas baat par hai naz bata

kya nahin aur mulk tere siwa

teri aab o hawa latif sahi

tujh se baDh kar spain ka KHitta

tujh ko apni zamin ka hai ghamanD

tujh se afzal kahin hai america

hasan par apne naz hai tujh ko

hasan tujh se siwa etaliya ka

tujh ko ganga ka apni dhoka hai

tu ne dekha nahin hai sin ko ja

mausiqi par tujhe hai naz bahut

is mein juz dard-o-gham dhara hai kya

falsafa tera agle waqton ka

falsafa dekh ja ke europe ka

tujh mein phir aan kya rahi baqi

teri mahfil na kuchh na kuchh saqi

han murawwat ka tujh mein nam nahin

han uKHuwwat ka tujh mein nam nahin

tujh se bad-nam ishq sa ustad

aur mohabbat ka tujh mein nam nahin

aashti sikhe tujh se aa ke koi

han KHusumat ka tujh mein nam nahin

teri har baat mein safai hai

aur kudurat ka tujh mein nam nahin

tujh ko aur hurriyat se kya nisbat

is zarurat ka tujh mein nam nahin

shad hain taire apne begane

aur shikayat ka tujh mein nam nahin

teri tahzib tujh ko maujib-e-faKHr

han jahaalat ka tujh mein nam nahin

baat duniya se hai juda teri

wah ai hindostan ada teri

tere rasm-o-riwaj ne mara

is maraz ke ilaj ne mara

teri ghairat nai kar diya barbaad

KHandanon ke laj ne mara

kya karen har ghaDi yahi hai fikr

roz ki ehtiyaj ne mara

aae din call ka hai zikr-azkar

ek zara se anaj ne mara

aur sab par waba ka ek turra

is anokhe KHiraj ne mara

baKHt bargashta aarzuen bahut

hawas-e-sim-o-aj nai mara

na karen kaam kuchh to khaen kya

roz ke kaam-kaj ne mara

tu to rahne ka kuchh maqam nahin

tujh mein insaniyat ka nam nahin

qaid tu ne kiya hasinon ko

mah-jabinon ko nazninon ko

zewar-e-ilm se rakha aari

tu ne qudrat ke in naginon ko

iKHtiyar o pasand ki ai hind

kya zarurat na thi hasinon ko

KHub pahchani tu ne qadr in ki

KHub samjha tu in KHazinon ko

kuen jhankwae nazninon se

zahr khilwaya mah-jabinon ko

Dube jate hain kaun aa ke bachae

bahr-e-hasti ke in safinon ko

tu makan tha makan ho ke diya

KHauf-e-aram in makinon ko

tujh pe tahzib tan karti hai

tujh pe ilzam KHalq dharti hai

aarzu hai tujhe hukumat ki

jah-o-sarwat ki shan-o-shaukat ki

kyun na ho tujh mein himmat-e-ali

dhum har su hai teri jurat ki

to ne kasb-e-funun-e-jang kiya

sab mein shohrat hai teri quwwat ki

qasmen khate hain log duniya mein

teri millat teri uKHuwwat ki

mulk-dari mein mulk-giri mein

wah kya paida qabiliyyat ki

tu to ustad se bhi baDh nikla

hairat-angez tu ne mehnat ki

aap aalam mein tu hai apni misal

aadamiyyat ki aur shujaat ki

ham-sari ki kasi ko tab nahin

tera aafaq mein jawab nahin

dagh dil ke kise dikhaen hum

aisa mushfiq kahan se laen hum

dil mein hai apne ham-nashin ek roz

aap ro kar tujhe rulaen hum

is tabiat ko kas tarah bahlaen

dil ko kis chiz se lagaen hum

kab talak roz ke kahen sadme

kab talak aafaten uThaen hum

zahr kyun ai falak na hum kha len

ji se apne guzar na jaen hum

jo shikayat ho kyun na lab par aae

ek dukh ho use chhupaen hum

ai tamaddun ke rahat-o-aram

hae kas tarah tum ko paen hum

log uThate hain zindagi ke maze

hum uThate hain na-KHushi ke maze