aazaadi ne baazu bhi salaamat nahin rakkhe — Bismil Azimabadi

na apne zabt ko rusvaa karo sataa ke mujhe
khudaa ke vaaste dekho na muskuraa ke mujhe

ek din vo din the rone pe hansaa karte the ham
ek ye din hain ki ab hansne pe ronaa aae hai

ik ghalat sajde se kyaa hotaa hai vaaiz kuchh na puchh
umr bhar ki sab riyaazat khaak mein mil jaae hai

ye zindagi bhi koi zindagi hui 'bismil'
na ro sake na kabhi hans sake Thikaane se

ye kah ke deti jaati hai taskin shab-e-firaaq
vo kaun si hai raat ki jis ki sahar na ho

kyaa karein jaam-o-subu haath pakaD lete hain
ji to kahtaa hai ki uTh jaaiye mai-khaane se

hai ajab nizaam zakaat kaa mire mulk mein mire des mein
ise kaaTtaa koi aur hai ise baanTtaa koi aur hai

azmat-e-mulk is siyaasat ke
haath nilaam ho rahi hai ab

aazaadiyon ke shauq o havas ne hamein 'adil'
ik ajnabi zamin kaa qaidi banaa diyaa

ye kaisi siyaasat hai mire mulk pe haavi
insaan ko insaan se judaa dekh rahaa huun

uf gardish-e-hayaat tiri fitna-saaziyaan
apne vatan mein duur hain ahl-e-vatan se ham

paara-e-dil hai vatan ki sarzamin mushkil ye hai
shahr ko viraan yaa is dil ko viraana kahein