awhan hi puchhiyo paee, uhe ker'u aahin?
je jhandan saan aayaa, samoondan te chahyaa
zamanan je oondah khe naon chhirak bakhshyo
hawaun je hath te b ddeyaa jalaya
hi pahinje watan men kayal gair aahin!
awhan hi puchhiyo paee, uhe ker'u aahin?
budhayoon thaa saahib, thaa bilkul budhayoon
ta piryan ugharaa uhe baaru kanhin jaa
ta kanhin joon mathan men mitti piyal hi maaon
hi kanhin jo luttyal qaaflo Aa shahar men
hi ‘ baghdad baghdad ’ chawndarr hawaaun
karayoon thaa taaruf, sabhan jo karayoon
hi mitti'a te marandarr e mahmeer aahin!
awhan hi puchhiyo paee, uhe ker'u aahin?
misar khan b agg'u men, sumeriyaan khan pehreen
hunan e zamane khe tahzeeb aachay
hunan e ho kirran jo resham sanbhalyo
hunan e zamane je ogharr dhakaai
hunan e ta malmal jo kapro b thaahiyo
hunan e shahar jo tasawur ddino ho
hunan surr aen sangeet mazhab banraayu
hunan mor poojiya
aen porhaiyat dhhagaan khe muqdas banraayu
aen mohan darro pirn hunan e ho thaahiyo!
na talwar, barrchhi, na bhaalaa banraya
hunan jug sajji lay ujaala banraya
ruggo chher thahy, aen bureenddo thaahiyo
aen ‘ samabara ’ saan gadd'u faqat raqas peeto
faqat piyaar gaayu!
hi vedan jaa khalq, hi jal jaa poojari
hunan e zamane je oondah dhikare!
hi sadaa, hi maasooman, mitti'a jaa manhun
baraabar hunan jaa ggara peer aahin!
awhan hi puchhiyo paee, uhe ker'u aahin?
hunan je ghuran khe lagyun kalh baahyoon
mazaran te, takeen te thiyun hin charrhayun
hi patt soon jahirraa khasya wiya hunan khan
muqdas pahaarran joon thiyun hin kattayun
hi wars nadiyan jaa, guttar maan thaa piyan,
hi kirran khan bad'tar hayaati thaa jian
khazaanan jaa maalik, panan thaa bachan saan
paki te wiya maarya, kuthaa wiya kachan saan
hi malhar ggain aen bukh thaa upaaen
muhabat thaa pokhaan aen dokhaa thaa khaain
hunan saan musalsal thiyaa an'dher aahin!
awhan hi puchhiyo paee, uhe ker'u aahin?
na mangol, taataar, sasani puchhjo,
behaari, na burmi, na bangali puchhjo,
na qaasim je olaad khan ko puchhanro
na angrezi je putt hilaali'a khan puchhjo
baraabar, bilaa'shaq awheen aahiyo munsif
so asali watan je e waali'a khan puchhjo
jo tahan saan e insaaf jaa weer aahin!
awhan hi puchhiyo paee, uhe ker'u aahin!!?