jis dam ye sunaa hai subh e vatan mahbuus fazaa e zindaan men
— Majrooh Sultanpuri
Jis dam ye sunaa hai sub.h-e-vatan mahboos fazaa-e-zindaan men
Jaise ki sabaa ai ham-qafso betaab ham aa.e zindaan men
Ho tegh-e-asar zanjeer-e-qadam phir bhee hain naqeeb-e-manzil ham
Zakhmon se charaagh-e-raahguzar baiThe hain jalaa.e zindaan men
Sad-chaak qabaa-e-amn-o-sukoon uryaan hai ahinsaa.ee kaa junoon
Kuch Khoon se shaheedon ne apne wo gul hain khilaa.e zindaan men
Ye jabr-e-siyaasat ye insaan mazloom aahen majboor fughaan
Zakhmon kee mahak daaghon kaa dhuaan mat poochh fazaa-e-zindaan men
Ghairon kee khalish apnon kee lagan soz-e-gham-e-jaanaan dard-e-vatan
Kya kahiye ki ham hain kis kis ko siine se lagaa.e zindaan men
Gul bantee hai shaayad khaak-e-vatan shaayad ki safar kartee hai khizaan
Khushbu-e-bahaaraan miltee hai Kuch din se havaa-e-zindaan men
Mujrim the jo ham so qaid hue sayyaad magar ab ye to bataa
Har vaqt ye kis ko DhoonDte hain deevaar ke saa.e zindaan men
Jismon pe ye kis kaa naam-e-siyah likh dete hain koDon ke nishaan
Hain taak men kis kee zanjeeren ab aankh lagaa.e zindaan men
Raftaar-e-zamaana lai jin kee gaatee hai gul-e-naghma jin kaa
Ham gaate hain un aavaazon se awaaz milaa.e zindaan men