ay jahan abad! ay gehwaraye ilm-o-hunar
hain sarapa nalaye-khamoosh tayray baam-o-dar
zar-ray zar-ray hain tiray khwabidaa hain shams-o-qamar
yoon tu posheeda hain teyri khakh main lakhoon gohar
dafan tujh main koi fakhray rozgaar aysa bhi hay?
tujh main pinhaan koi moti aabdaar aysa bhi hay?