East india company ke farzandon se KHitab

kis zaban se kah rahe ho aaj tum saudagaro
dahr mein insaniyat ke nam ko uncha karo

jis ko sab kahte hain hitler bheDiya hai bheDiya
bheDiye ko mar do goli pae-amn-o-baqa

bagh-e-insani mein chalne hi pe hai baad-e-KHizan
aadamiyyat le rahi hai hichkiyon par hichkiyan

hath hai hitler ka raKHsh-e-KHud-sari ki bag par
tegh ka pani chhiDak do germany ki aag par

saKHt hairan hun ki mahfil mein tumhaari aur ye zikr
nau-e-insani ke mustaqbil ki ab karte ho fikr

jab yahan aae the tum saudagari ke waste
nau-e-insani ke mustaqbil se kiya waqif na the

hindiyon ke jism mein kya ruh-e-azadi na thi
sach batao kya wo insanon ki aabaadi na thi

apne zulm-e-be-nihayat ka fasana yaad hai
company ka phir wo daur-e-mujrimana yaad hai

luTte phirte the jab tum karwan-dar-karwan
sar-barahna phir rahi thi daulat-e-hindostan

dast-karon ke anguThe kaTte phirte the tum
sard lashon se gaDhon ko paTte phirte the tum

sanat-e-hindostan par maut thi chhai hui
maut bhi kaisi tumhaare hat ki lai hui

allah allah kis qadar insaf ke talib ho aaj
mir-jafar ki qasam kya dushman-e-haq tha 'siraj'

kya awadh ki begamon ka bhi satana yaad hai
yaad hai jhansi ki rani ka zamana yaad hai

hijrat-e-sultan-e-dehli ka saman bhi yaad hai
sher-dil 'Tipu' ki KHunin dastan bhi yaad hai

tisare faqe mein ek girte hue ko thamne
kas ke tum lae the sar shah-e-zafar ke samne

yaad to hogi wo maTiya-burj ki bhi dastan
ab bhi jis ki KHak se uThta hai rah rah kar dhuan

tum ne qaisar-e-bagh ko dekha to hoga barha
aaj bhi aati hai jis se hae 'aKHtar' ki sada

sach kaho kya hafize mein hai wo zulm-e-be-panah
aaj tak ragoon mein ek qabr hai jis ki gawah

zehn mein hoga ye taza hindiyon ka dagh bhi
yaad to hoga tumhein jallianwala-bagh bhi

puchh lo is se tumhaara nam kyun tabinda hai
'dyer'-e-gurg-e-dahan-alud ab bhi zinda hai

wo 'bhagat-singh' ab bhi jis ke gham mein dil nashad hai
us ki gardan mein jo Dala tha wo phanda yaad hai

ahl-e-azadi raha karte the kis hanjar se
puchh lo ye qaid-KHanon ke dar-o-diwar se

ab bhi hai mahfuz jis par tantana sarkar ka
aaj bhi gunji hui hai jin mein koDon ki sada

aaj kashti amn ke amwaj par khete ho kyun
saKHt hairan hun ki ab tum dars-e-haq dete ho kyun

ahl-e-quwwat dam-e-haq mein to kabhi aate nahin
banki aKHlaq ko KHatre mein bhi late nahin

lekin aaj aKHlaq ki talqin farmate ho tum
ho na ho apne mein ab quwwat nahin pate ho tum

ahl-e-haq raushan-nazar hain ahl-e-baatin kor hain
ye to hain aqwal un qaumon ke jo kamzor hain

aaj shayad manzil-e-quwwat mein tum rahte nahin
jis ki laThi us ki bhains ab kis liye kahte nahin

kya kaha insaf hai insan ka farz-e-awwalin
kya fasad-o-zulm ka ab tum mein kas baqi nahin

der se baiThe ho naKHl-e-rasti ki chhanw mein
kya KHuda-na-karda kuchh moch aa gai hai panw mein

gunj Tapon ki na aabaadi na virane mein hai
KHair to hai asp-e-tazi kya shifa-KHane mein hai

aaj kal to har nazar mein rahm ka andaz hai
kuchh tabiat kya nasib-e-dushmanan na-saz hai

sans kya ukhDi ki haq ke nam par marne lage
nau-e-insan ki hawa-KHwahi ka dam bharne lage

zulm bhule ragni insaf ki gane lage
lag gai hai aag kya ghar mein ki chillane lage

mujrmon ke waste zeba nahin ye shor-o-shain
kal 'yazid' o 'shimr' the aur aaj bante ho 'husain'

KHair ai saudagaro ab hai to bas is baat mein
waqt ke farman ke aage jhuka do gardanen

ek kahani waqt likkhega nae mazmun ki
jis ki surKHi ko zarurat hai tumhaare KHun ki

waqt ka farman apna ruKH badal sakta nahin
maut Tal sakti hai ab farman Tal sakta nahin