ظلمت کو ضیا صرصر کو صبا بندے کو خدا کیا لکھنا

Zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko Khuda kya likhnaPatthar ko gauhar deewar ko dar kargas ko huma kya likhna

Ek hashar bapa hai ghar mein dam ghutta hai gumbad-e-be-dar meinEk shakhs ke haathon muddat se ruswa hai watan duniya bhar mein

Aye deedah-waron is zillat ko qismat ka likha kya likhnaZulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko Khuda kya likhna

Yeh ehl-e-hasham yeh Daara-o-Jam sab naqsh bar aab hain aye humdumMit jaayenge sab parwarda-e-shab aye ehl-e-wafa reh jaayenge hum

Ho jaan ka ziyan par qatil ko masoom ada kya likhnaZulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko Khuda kya likhna

Logon pe hi hum ne jaan waari ki hum ne hi unhi ki gham-khwariHote hain toh hon yeh haath qalam shayar na banenge darbari

Iblees numa insano ki aye dost sana kya likhnaZulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko Khuda kya likhna

Haq baat pe kodhay aur zindan batil ke shikanje mein hai yeh jaanInsan hain ke sehame baithe hain khoonkhar darinde hain raqsan

Is zulm-o-sitam ko lutf-o-karam is dukh ko dawa kya likhnaZulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko Khuda kya likhna

Har shaam yahan shaam-e-veeran aaseb zada raste galiyanJis shehar ki dhun mein nikle the woh shehar-e-dil barbaad kahan

Sehra ko chaman ban kar gulshan badal ko rida kya likhnaZulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko Khuda kya likhna

Aye mere watan ke fan-karo zulmat pe na apna fan waaroYeh mahal saraon ke baasi qatil hain sabhi apne yaaro

Virsey mein humein yeh gham hai mila is gham ko naya kya likhnaZulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko Khuda kya likhna