himaala ai himaala ai fasiil e kishvar e hindustaan
— Allama Iqbal
Ai himaala ai faseel-e-kishvar-e-hindustaan
Choomtaa hai teree peshaanee ko jhuk kar aasmaan
Tujh men kuch paidaa nahin dereena rozee ke nishaan
Too javaan hai gardish-e-shaam-o-sahar ke darmiyaan
Ek jalva tha kaleem-e-toor-e-seenaa ke liye
Too tajallee hai saraapaa chashm-e-beenaa ke liye
Imtihaan-e-deeda-e-zaahir men kohistaan hai too
Paasbaan apna hai too deevaar-e-hindustaan hai too
Matla-e-avval falak jis kaa ho wo deevaan hai too
Soo-e-khalvat-gaah-e-dil daaman-kash-e-insaan hai too
Barf ne baandhee hai dastaar-e-fazeelat tere sar
Khanda-zan hai jo kulaah-e-mehr-e-aalam-taab par
Teree 'umr-e-rafta kee ik aan hai ahd-e-kuhan
Vaadiyon men hain tiree kaalee ghaTaa.en khema-zan
ChoTiyaan teree surayyaa se hain sargarm-e-sukhan
Too zameen par aur pahnaa-e-falak teraa vatan
Chashma-e-daaman tiraa aa.eena-e-sayyaal hai
Daaman-e-mauj-e-havaa jis ke liye roomaal hai
Abr ke haathon men rahvaar-e-havaa ke vaaste
Taaziyaana de diyaa barq-e-sar-e-kohsaar ne
Ai himaala koi baazee-gaah hai too bhee jise
Dast-e-qudrat ne banaayaa hai 'anaasir ke liye
Haa.e kya fart-e-tarab men jhoomtaa jaataa hai abr
Feel-e-be-zanjeer kee soorat uDaa jaataa hai abr
Jumbish-e-mauj-e-naseem-e-sub.h gahvaara banee
Jhoomtee hai nashsha-e-hastee men har gul kee kalee
Yuun zabaan-e-barg se goyaa hai us kee khaamushee
Dast-e-gul-cheen kee jhaTak main ne nahin dekhee kabhi
Kah rahi hai meree khaamoshee hee afsaana miraa
Kunj-e-khalvat khaana-e-qudrat hai kaashaana miraa
Aatee hai naddee faraaz-e-koh se gaatee huee
Kausar o tasneem kee maujon ko sharmaatee huee
Aa.eena saa shaahid-e-qudrat ko dikhlaatee huee
Sang-e-rah se gaah bachtee gaah Takraatee huee
ChheDtee jaa is iraaq-e-dil-nasheen ke saaz ko
Ai musaafir dil samajhtaa hai tiree awaaz ko
Laila-e-shab kholtee hai aa ke jab zulf-e-rasaa
Daaman-e-dil kheenchtee hai aabshaaron kee sadaa
Vo khamoshee shaam kee jis par takallum ho fidaa
Vo darakhton par tafakkur kaa samaan chhaayaa huaa
Kaanptaa phirtaa hai kya rang-e-shafaq kohsaar par
Khush-numaa lagtaa hai ye ghaaza tire rukhsaar par
Ai himaala daastaan us waqt kee koi sunaa
Maskan-e-aabaa-e-insaan jab banaa daaman tiraa
Kuchh bataa us seedhee-saadhee zindagee kaa maajraa
Daagh jis par ghaaza-e-rang-e-taklluf kaa na tha
Haan dikhaa de ai tasavvur phir wo sub.h-o-shaam too
DauD peechhe kee taraf ai gardish-e-ayyaam too
Ai himala ai fasil-e-kishwar-e-hindustan
Chumta hai teri peshani ko jhuk kar aasman
Tujh mein kuch paida nahin derina rozi ke nishan
Tu jawan hai gardish-e-sham-o-sahar ke darmiyan
Ek jalwa tha kalim-e-tur-e-sina ke liye
Tu tajalli hai sarapa chashm-e-bina ke liye
Imtihan-e-dida-e-zahir mein kohistan hai tu
Pasban apna hai tu diwar-e-hindustan hai tu
Matla-e-awwal falak jis ka ho wo diwan hai tu
Su-e-KHalwat-gah-e-dil daman-kash-e-insan hai tu
Barf ne bandhi hai dastar-e-fazilat tere sar
KHanda-zan hai jo kulah-e-mehr-e-alam-tab par
Teri 'umr-e-rafta ki ek aan hai ahd-e-kuhan
Wadiyon mein hain teri kali ghaTaen KHema-zan
ChoTiyan teri surayya se hain sargarm-e-suKHan
Tu zamin par aur pahna-e-falak tera watan
Chashma-e-daman tera aaina-e-sayyal hai
Daman-e-mauj-e-hawa jis ke liye rumal hai
Abr ke hathon mein rahwar-e-hawa ke waste
Taziyana de diya barq-e-sar-e-kohsar ne
Ai himala koi bazi-gah hai tu bhi jise
Dast-e-qudrat ne banaya hai 'anasir ke liye
Hae kya fart-e-tarab mein jhumta jata hai abr
Fil-e-be-zanjir ki surat uDa jata hai abr
Jumbish-e-mauj-e-nasim-e-subh gahwara bani
Jhumti hai nashsha-e-hasti mein har gul ki kali
Yun zaban-e-barg se goya hai us ki KHamushi
Dast-e-gul-chin ki jhaTak main ne nahin dekhi kabhi
Kah rahi hai meri KHamoshi hi afsana mera
Kunj-e-KHalwat KHana-e-qudrat hai kashana mera
Aati hai naddi faraaz-e-koh se gati hui
Kausar o tasnim ki maujon ko sharmati hui
Aaina sa shahid-e-qudrat ko dikhlati hui
Sang-e-rah se gah bachti gah Takraati hui
ChheDti ja is iraq-e-dil-nashin ke saz ko
Ai musafir dil samajhta hai teri aawaz ko
Laila-e-shab kholti hai aa ke jab zulf-e-rasa
Daman-e-dil khinchti hai aabshaaron ki sada
Wo KHamoshi sham ki jis par takallum ho fida
Wo daraKHton par tafakkur ka saman chhaya hua
Kanpta phirta hai kya rang-e-shafaq kohsar par
KHush-numa lagta hai ye ghaza tere ruKHsar par
Ai himala dastan us waqt ki koi suna
Maskan-e-aba-e-insan jab bana daman tera
Kuchh bata us sidhi-sadhi zindagi ka majra
Dagh jis par ghaza-e-rang-e-taklluf ka na tha
Han dikha de ai tasawwur phir wo subh-o-sham tu
DauD pichhe ki taraf ai gardish-e-ayyam tu