baadshaahii se to behtar hai mirii ra.nj-kashii

baadshaahii se to behtar hai mirii ra.nj-kashii

shahd-e-jannat se bhii shiirii.n hai mujhe talKH-chashii

’aql-e-kul ko hai tamannaa mire diivaana-vashii

lii habiib-e-’arabii madnii qurashii

ki buvad dard-e-o-Gamash ’aish-o-KHushii

dair kaa huu.n mai.n charaaG aur vo hai sub.h-e-KHiraam

mai.n rahuu.n hind me.n us kaa hai madiina pe karam

ek Gam mujh ko nahii.n paa.nv me.n ho laakh varam

garche sad-marhala duurast za-pesh-e-nazaram

vajahtun be-nazarii kullu Gadavatun-o-’ashaa

haq se saa.il huu.n do-’aalam ke jo ho.n mohtashamii

mudda’aa us kii Gulaamii me.n hai saabit-qadamii

is se ba.Dh chalne me.n hii apnii firaasat kii kamii

fahm-e-raazash che kunam uu 'arabii man 'ajamii

laaf-e-mehrash che zanam uu qurashii man habshii

paa.nv dho-dho ke mai.n piine laguu.n us kii jis raat

KHushk dam mai.n karuu.n haazir ho.n agar niil-o-furaat

KHizr chhe.De to kahuu.n raah le suu-e-zulmaat

maslahat niist maraa saire azii.n aab-e-hayaat

zaa'afallaahu bihi kullu zabaan ’atshaa

jab adam-KHaana me.n hastii kaa khulaa raushan-daa.n

nuur-e-avval se huvaidaa hue afraad jahaa.n

apne markaz kii taraf hotii hai har chiiz ravaa.n

zarra daaram ba-havaa-daarii-e-uu raqs-kunaa.n

taa-shud uu shohra-e-aafaaq ba-kHurshiid vashii

barso.n mai-kHaan-e-yasrib me.n rahe hindii-o-faras

sirf ko bheje.n shujaa’aan-e-’arab saarim-o-taras

shauq me.n saika.Do.n miskiin mare.n baaham kare.n 'urs

sifat-e-baada-e-laa’lash za-man-e-mast ma-purs

zauq-e-ii.n mii-na-shanaashii ba-KHudaa taa na-chashii

jaaye jaada ho shahiide dam-e-KHanjar har chand

rag-e-gardan se chal o riish-sifat ho KHursand

maulvii ne tujhe dii naam se apne ye pand

jaamii arbaab-e-vafaa juz rah-e-'ishqash na-rava.nd

sar mabaadat gar azii.n raah-e-qadam baaz-kashii

baadshaahii se to behtar hai mirii ra.nj-kashii

shahd-e-jannat se bhii shiirii.n hai mujhe talKH-chashii

’aql-e-kul ko hai tamannaa mire diivaana-vashii

lii habiib-e-’arabii madnii qurashii

ki buvad dard-e-o-Gamash ’aish-o-KHushii

dair kaa huu.n mai.n charaaG aur vo hai sub.h-e-KHiraam

mai.n rahuu.n hind me.n us kaa hai madiina pe karam

ek Gam mujh ko nahii.n paa.nv me.n ho laakh varam

garche sad-marhala duurast za-pesh-e-nazaram

vajahtun be-nazarii kullu Gadavatun-o-’ashaa

haq se saa.il huu.n do-’aalam ke jo ho.n mohtashamii

mudda’aa us kii Gulaamii me.n hai saabit-qadamii

is se ba.Dh chalne me.n hii apnii firaasat kii kamii

fahm-e-raazash che kunam uu 'arabii man 'ajamii

laaf-e-mehrash che zanam uu qurashii man habshii

paa.nv dho-dho ke mai.n piine laguu.n us kii jis raat

KHushk dam mai.n karuu.n haazir ho.n agar niil-o-furaat

KHizr chhe.De to kahuu.n raah le suu-e-zulmaat

maslahat niist maraa saire azii.n aab-e-hayaat

zaa'afallaahu bihi kullu zabaan ’atshaa

jab adam-KHaana me.n hastii kaa khulaa raushan-daa.n

nuur-e-avval se huvaidaa hue afraad jahaa.n

apne markaz kii taraf hotii hai har chiiz ravaa.n

zarra daaram ba-havaa-daarii-e-uu raqs-kunaa.n

taa-shud uu shohra-e-aafaaq ba-kHurshiid vashii

barso.n mai-kHaan-e-yasrib me.n rahe hindii-o-faras

sirf ko bheje.n shujaa’aan-e-’arab saarim-o-taras

shauq me.n saika.Do.n miskiin mare.n baaham kare.n 'urs

sifat-e-baada-e-laa’lash za-man-e-mast ma-purs

zauq-e-ii.n mii-na-shanaashii ba-KHudaa taa na-chashii

jaaye jaada ho shahiide dam-e-KHanjar har chand

rag-e-gardan se chal o riish-sifat ho KHursand

maulvii ne tujhe dii naam se apne ye pand

jaamii arbaab-e-vafaa juz rah-e-'ishqash na-rava.nd

sar mabaadat gar azii.n raah-e-qadam baaz-kashii