Raqqasa

uTThi hai maghrib se ghaTa

pine ka mausam aa gaya

hai raqs mein ek mah-laqa

nazuk ada naz-afrin

han nachti ja gae ja

nazron se dil barmae ja

taDpae ja taDpae ja

o dushman-e-duniya-o-din!

tera thirakna KHub hai

teri adaen dil-nashin

lekin Thahar tu kaun hai

o nim-uryan naznin

kya mashriqi aurat hai tu

hargiz nahin hargiz nahin

teri hansi bebak hai

teri nazar chaalak hai

uff kis qadar dil-soz hai

taqrir bazari teri

kitni hawas-amoz hai

ye sada purkari teri

sharm aur izzat waliyan

hoti hain iffat waliyan

wo husn ki shahzadiyan

parde ki hain aabaadiyan

chashm-e-falak ne aaj tak

dekhi nahin un ki jhalak

sarmaya-e-sharm-o-haya

zewar hai un ke husn ka

shauhar ke dukh sahti hain wo

munh se nahin kahti hain wo

kab samne aati hain wo

ghairat se kaT jati hain wo

eazaz-e-millat un se hai

nam-e-sharafat un se hai

iman par qaem hain wo

pakiza-o-saem hain wo

tujh mein nahin sharm-o-haya

tujh mein nahin mehr-o-wafa

sach sach bata tu kaun hai

o be-haya tu kaun hai

ehsas-e-izzat kyun nahin

sharm aur ghairat kyun nahin

ye pur-fusun ghamze tere

na-mahramon ke samne

haT samne se dur ho

mardud ho maqhur ho

taqdir ki heTi hai tu

shaitan ki beTi hai tu

jis qaum ki aurat hai tu

us qaum par lanat hai tu

lekin Thahar jaana zara

teri nahin koi KHata

mardon mein ghairat hi nahin

qaumi hamiyat hi nahin

wo millat-e-baiza ki thi

sare jahan ki raushni

jamiyyat-e-islamiyan

shahanshah-e-hindostan

ab is mein dam kuchh bhi nahin

hum kya hain hum kuchh bhi nahin

milli siyasat uTh gai

bazu ki taqat uTh gai

shan-e-hijazi ab kahan

wo turktazi ab kahan

ab ghaznawi himmat gai

ab babari shaukat gai

iman aalamgir ka

muslim ke dil se uTh gaya

qaum ab jafa-pesha hui

izzat gada-pesha hui

ab rang hi kuchh aur hai

be-ghairati ka daur hai

ye qaum ab miTne ko hai

ye nard ab piTne ko hai

afsos ye hindostan!

ye gulshan-e-jannat-nishan!

iman-daron ka watan

taat-guzaron ka watan

rah jaega virana phir

ban jaega but-KHana phir

lekin mujhe kya KHabt hai

taqrir kyun be-rabt hai

aisa bahak jata hun main

munh aai bak jata hun main

itna sharabi ho gaya

aql-o-KHirad ko kho gaya

mujh ko zamane se gharaz

miTne miTane se gharaz

hindostan se kaam kya

andesha-e-anjam kya

jine do jine do mujhe

pine do pine do mujhe

jab hashr ka din aaega

us waqt dekha jaega

han nachti ja gae ja

nazron se dil barmae ja

taDpae ja taDpae ja

o dushman-e-duniya-o-din