ye payaam de gaii hai mujhe baad e subh gaahii
— Allama Iqbal
Ye payaam de ga.ee hai mujhe baad-e-sub.h-gaahee
Ki khudee ke aarifon kaa hai maqaam paadshaahee
Tiree zindagee isee se tiree aabroo isee se
Jo rahi khudee to shaahee na rahi to roo-siyaahi
Na diyaa nishaan-e-manzil mujhe ai hakeem too ne
Mujhe kya gila ho tujh se too na rah-nasheen na raahee
Mire halqa-e-sukhan men abhee zer-e-tarbiyat hain
Wo gadaa ki jaante hain rah-o-rasm-e-kaj-kulaahee
Ye muaamle hain naazuk jo tiree razaa ho too kar
Ki mujhe to khush na aayaa ye tareeq-e-khaanqaahee
Too humaa kaa hai shikaaree abhee ibtidaa hai teree
Nahin maslahat se khaalee ye jahaan-e-murgh-o-maahee
Too arab ho yaa ajam ho tiraa laa ilaah illaa
Lughat-e-ghareeb jab tak tiraa dil na de gavaahee