shaan-e-’aalii hai to kyuu.n-kar na ho ’aalii chaadar

shaan-e-’aalii hai to kyuu.n-kar na ho ’aalii chaadar

mere sarkaar kii hai sab se niraalii chaadar

gul-e-maqsuud se bhar de.nge mire shaah use

dar pe phailaa.e hue hai.n jo savaalii chaadar

parda karne ke liye ham se gunah-gaaro.n ke

aap ne ruu-e-mubaarak pe sambhaalii chaadar

aur kuchh bhii to nahii.n nazr ke laa.eq ai dil

pesh kar KHidmat-e-’aalii me.n KHayaalii chaadar

apnii big.Dii hu.ii qismat ko banaane ke liye

ham ne aa.nkho.n se kaleje se lagaa lii chaadar

ik nayaa chaa.nd nazar aayaa hai sar kaa.nhii me.n

aap ne jab ruKH raushan se haTaa lii chaadar

ab na uThe.ngii kisii samt hamaarii nazre.n

kasrat-e-shauq me.n aa.nkho.n me.n basaa lii chaadar

shauq se ahl-e-jahaa.n qadr kare.nge us kii

mai.n ne gul-haa-e-suKHan se jo sajaa lii chaadar

dhuum hai jis kii zamaane me.n ‘hamiid’-e-’aasii

vo to hai teG-e-'alii shah kii jamaalii chaadar

shaan-e-’aalii hai to kyuu.n-kar na ho ’aalii chaadar

mere sarkaar kii hai sab se niraalii chaadar

gul-e-maqsuud se bhar de.nge mire shaah use

dar pe phailaa.e hue hai.n jo savaalii chaadar

parda karne ke liye ham se gunah-gaaro.n ke

aap ne ruu-e-mubaarak pe sambhaalii chaadar

aur kuchh bhii to nahii.n nazr ke laa.eq ai dil

pesh kar KHidmat-e-’aalii me.n KHayaalii chaadar

apnii big.Dii hu.ii qismat ko banaane ke liye

ham ne aa.nkho.n se kaleje se lagaa lii chaadar

ik nayaa chaa.nd nazar aayaa hai sar kaa.nhii me.n

aap ne jab ruKH raushan se haTaa lii chaadar

ab na uThe.ngii kisii samt hamaarii nazre.n

kasrat-e-shauq me.n aa.nkho.n me.n basaa lii chaadar

shauq se ahl-e-jahaa.n qadr kare.nge us kii

mai.n ne gul-haa-e-suKHan se jo sajaa lii chaadar

dhuum hai jis kii zamaane me.n ‘hamiid’-e-’aasii

vo to hai teG-e-'alii shah kii jamaalii chaadar