parinde ki fariyaad aataa hai yaad mujh ko guzraa huaa zamaana
— Allama Iqbal
Aataa hai yaad mujh ko guzraa huaa zamaana
Vo baagh kee bahaaren wo sab kaa chahchahaanaa
Aazaadiyaan kahaan wo ab apne ghonsle kee
Apnee khushee se aanaa apnee khushee se jaanaa
Lagtee hai choT dil par aataa hai yaad jis dam
Shabnam ke aan.suon par kaliyon kaa muskuraanaa
Vo pyaaree pyaaree soorat wo kaamanee see moorat
Aabaad jis ke dam se tha meraa aashiyaanaa
Aatee nahin sadaa.en us kee mire qafas men
Hotee miree rihaa.ee ai kaash mere bas men
Kyaa bad-naseeb hoon main ghar ko taras raha hoon
Saathee to hain vatan men main qaid men paDaa hoon
Aa.ee bahaar kaliyaan phoolon kee hans rahi hain
Main is andhere ghar men qismat ko ro raha hoon
Is qaid kaa ilaahee dukhDaa kise sunaa.oon
Dar hai yaheen qafas men main gham se mar na jaaon
Jab se chaman chhuTaa hai ye haal ho gaya hai
Dil gham ko khaa raha hai gham dil ko khaa raha hai
Gaanaa ise samajh kar khush hon na sunne vaale
Dukhte hue dilon kee fariyaad ye sadaa hai
Aazaad mujh ko kar de o qaid karne vaale
Main be-zabaan hoon qaidee too chhoD kar duaa le!
Aata hai yaad mujh ko guzra hua zamana
Wo bagh ki bahaaren wo sab ka chahchahana
Aazadiyan kahan wo ab apne ghonsle ki
Apni KHushi se aana apni KHushi se jaana
Lagti hai choT dil par aata hai yaad jis dam
Shabnam ke aansuon par kaliyon ka muskurana
Wo pyari pyari surat wo kaamani si murat
Aabaad jis ke dam se tha mera aashiyana
Aati nahin sadaen us ki mere qafas mein
Hoti meri rihai ai kash mere bas mein
Kya bad-nasib hun main ghar ko taras raha hun
Sathi to hain watan mein main qaid mein paDa hun
Aai bahaar kaliyan phulon ki hans rahi hain
Main is andhere ghar mein qismat ko ro raha hun
Is qaid ka ilahi dukhDa kise sunaun
Dar hai yahin qafas mein main gham se mar na jaun
Jab se chaman chhuTa hai ye haal ho gaya hai
Dil gham ko kha raha hai gham dil ko kha raha hai
Gana ise samajh kar KHush hon na sunne wale
Dukhte hue dilon ki fariyaad ye sada hai
Aazad mujh ko kar de o qaid karne wale
Main be-zaban hun qaidi tu chhoD kar dua le!