mere watan, pyare watan 
rahat ke gahware watan 
har dil ke ujyare watan 
har aankh ke tare watan 
gul-posh teri wadiyan 
farhat-nishan rahat-rasan 
tere chaman-zaron pe hai 
gulzar-e-jannat ka guman 
har shaKH phulon ki chhaDi 
har naKHl-e-tuba hai yahan 
kausar ke chashme ja-ba-ja 
tasnim har aab-e-rawan 
har barg ruh-e-tazgi 
har phul jaan-e-gulsitan 
har bagh bagh-e-dil-kashi 
har bagh bagh-e-be-KHizan 
dilkash charagahen teri 
Dhoron ke jin mein karwan 
anjum-sifat gulha-e-nau 
har taKHta-e-gul aasman 
naqsh-e-surayya ja-ba-ja 
har har rawish ek kahkashan 
teri bahaaren daimi 
teri bahaaren jawedan 
tujh mein hai ruh-e-zindagi 
paiham rawan paiham dawan 
dariya wo tere tund-KHu 
jhilen wo teri be-karan 
sham-e-awadh ke lab pe hai 
husn-e-azal ki dastan 
kahti hai raaz-e-sarmadi 
subh-e-banaras ki zaban 
uDta hai haft-aflak par 
un kar-KHanon ka dhuan 
jin mein hain lakhon mehnati 
sanat-gari ke pasban 
teri banaras ki zari 
rashk-e-harir-o-parniyan 
bidar ki fankari mein hain 
sanat ki sab barikiyan 
azmat tere iqbaal ki 
tere pahaDon se ayan 
dariyaon ka pani, tari 
taqdis ka andaza-dan 
kya 'bhaartendu' ne kiya 
ganga ki lahron ka bayan 
'iqbaal' aur chakbast hain 
azmat ke teri naghma-KHwan 
'josh' o 'firaq' o 'pant' hain 
tere adab ke tarjuman 
'tulsi' o 'KHusraw' hain teri 
tarif mein ratb-ul-lisan 
gate hain naghma mil ke sab 
uncha rahe tera nishan 
mere watan, pyare watan 
rahat ke gahware watan 
har dil ke ujiyare watan 
har aankh ke tare watan 
tere nazaron ke nagin 
duniya ki KHatam mein nahin 
sare jahan mein muntaKHab 
kashmir ki arz-e-hasin 
fitrat ka rangin moajaza 
firdaus bar-ru-e-zamin 
firdaus bar-ru-e-zamin 
han han hamin ast o hamin 
sarsabz jis ke dasht hain 
jis ke jabal hain surmagin 
mewe ba-kasrat hain jahan 
shirin misal-e-angbin 
har zafaran ke phul mein 
aks-e-jamal-e-hurain 
wo malwe ki chandni 
gum jis mein hon duniya-o-din 
is KHitta-e-nairang mein 
har ek faza husn-afrin 
har shai mein husn-e-zindagi 
dilkash makan dilkash zamin 
har mard mard-e-KHub-ru 
har ek aurat naznin 
wo taj ki KHush-paikari 
har zawiye se dil-nashin 
sanat-garon ke daur ki 
ek yaadgar-e-marmarin 
hoti hai jo har sham ko 
faiz-e-shafaq se ahmarin 
dariya ki maujon se alag 
ya ek bat-e-nazzara-bin 
ya taer-e-nuri koi 
parwaz karne ke qarin 
ya ahl-e-duniya se alag 
ek aabid-e-uzlat-guzin 
naqsh-e-ajanta ki qasam 
jachta nahin arzhang-e-chiÛn 
shan-e-ellora dekh kar 
jhukti hai aazar ki jabin 
chittauD ho ya aagara 
aise nahin qile kahin 
but-gar ho ya naqqash ho 
tu sab ki azmat ka amin 
mere watan, pyare watan 
rahat ke gahware watan 
har dil ke ujiyare watan 
har aankh ke tare watan 
dilkash tere dasht o chaman 
rangin tere shahr o chaman 
tere jawan raana jawan 
tere hasin gul pairahan 
ek anjuman duniya hai ye 
tu is mein sadr-e-anjuman 
tere mughanni KHush-nawa 
shaer tere shirin-suKHan 
har zarra ek mah-e-mubin 
har KHar rashk-e-nastarin 
ghuncha tere sahra ka hai 
ek nafa-e-mushk-e-KHutan 
kankar hain tere be-baha 
patthar tere lal-e-yaman 
basti se jangal KHub-tar 
baghon se husn afroz ban 
wo mor wo kabk-e-dari 
wo chaukDi bharte hiran 
rangin-ada wo titliyan 
banbni mein wo nagon ke phan 
wo sher jin ke nam se 
larze mein aae ahrman 
kheton ki barkat se ayan 
faizan-e-rabb-e-zul-minan 
chashmon ke shirin aab se 
lazzat-kashan kaam-o-dahan 
tabinda tera ahd-e-nau 
raushan tera ahd-e-kuhan 
kitnon ne tujh par kar diya 
qurban apna mal dhan 
kitne shahidon ko mile 
tere liye dar-o-rasan 
kitnon ko tera ishq tha 
kitnon ko thi teri lagan 
tere jafa-kash mehnati 
rakhte hain azm-e-kohkan 
tere sipahi surma 
be-misl yakta-e-zaman 
'bhisham' sa jin mein hausla 
'arjun' sa jin mein bankpan 
aalim jo faKHr-e-ilm hain 
fankar nazan jin pe fan 
'rae' o 'bos' o 'shergil' 
'dinkar,' 'jigar' 'maithli-sharan' 
'wallathol' 'mahir', bhaarti 
'bachchan', 'mahadewi' 'suman' 
'krishnan', 'nirala', 'prem-chand' 
'tagore' o 'azad' o 'raman' 
mere watan, pyare watan 
rahat ke gahware watan 
har dil ke ujiyare watan 
har aankh ke tare watan 
kheti teri har ek hari 
dilkash teri KHush-manzari 
teri bisat-e-KHak ke 
zarre hain mahr-o-mushtari 
jhelum kaweri nag wo 
ganga ki wo gangotari 
wo narbada ki tamkanat 
wo shaukat-e-godawari 
pakizgi sarju ki wo 
jamuna ki wo KHush-gauhari 
dullarba aab-e-nil-gun 
kashmir ki nilam-pari 
dilkash papihe ki sada 
koyal ki tanen mad-bhari 
titar ka wo haq sirrahu 
tuti ka wo wird-e-hari 
sufi tere har daur mein 
karte rahe paighambari 
'chishti' o 'nanak' se mili 
faqr-o-ghina ko bartari 
adl-e-jahangiri mein thi 
muzmar reaya-parwari 
wo nau-ratan jin se hui 
tahzib-e-daur-e-akbari 
rakhte the afghan-o-mughal 
ek saulat-e-askandari 
ranaon ke iqbaal ki 
hoti hai kis se ham-sari 
sawant wo yodhdha tere 
tere jiyale wo jari 
niati widur ki aaj tak 
karti hai teri rahbari 
ab tak hai mashhur-e-zaman 
'chanakya' ki danish-wari 
wayas aur wishwamitr se 
muniyon ki shan-e-qaisari 
patanjali o sankh se 
rishiyon ki hikmat-parwari 
baKHshe tujhe inam-e-nau 
har daur charKH-e-chambari 
KHush-gauhari de aab ko 
aur KHak ko KHush-jauhari 
zarron ko mahr-afshaniyan 
qatron ko dariya-gustari 
mere watan, pyare watan 
rahat ke gahware watan 
har dil ke ujiyare watan 
har aankh ke tare watan 
tu rahbar-e-nau-e-bashar 
tu amn ka paigham-bar 
pale hain tu ne god mein 
sahib-KHirad sahib-e-nazar 
afzal-tarin in sab mein hai 
bapu ka nam-e-mo'tabar 
har lafz jis ka dil-nashin 
har baat jis ki pur-asar 
jis ne lagaya dahr mein 
nara ye be-KHauf-o-KHatar 
be-kar hain tir-o-sinan 
be-sud hain tegh-o-tabar 
hinsa ka rasta jhuT hai 
haq hai ahinsa ki Dagar 
darman hai ye har dard ka 
ye har maraz ka chaara-gar 
jangah-e-alam mein koi 
is se nahin behtar sipar 
karta hun main tere liye 
ab ye dua-e-muKHtasar 
raunaq pe hon tere chaman 
sarsabz hon tere shajar 
naKHl-e-umid-e-behtari 
har fasl mein ho barwar 
koshish ho duniya mein koi 
KHitta na ho zer-o-zabar 
tera har ek basi rahe 
neko-sifat neko-siyar 
har zan saliqa-mand ho 
har mard ho sahib-hunar 
jab tak hain ye arz o falak 
jab tak hain ye shams o qamar 
mere watan, pyare watan 
rahat ke gahware watan 
har dil ke ujyare watan 
har aankh ke tare watan
        Nazm
Mere pyare watan
Arsh Malsiyani

