taraanaa-e-hind
saare jahaa.N se achchhaa hindustaan hamaaraa
ham bul_bule.n hai.n is kii ye gulistaa.N hamaaraa
Note: While the books I have quote the last line
as "...gulistaa.N hamaaraa", I have always heard
the song sung as "...gulsitaa.N hamaaraa".
Gurbat me.n ho.n agar ham rahataa hai dil vatan me.n
samajho vahii.n hame.n bhii dil ho jahaa.N hamaaraa
[Gurbat = exile/in an alien land]
parvat vo sab se uu.Nchaa ham_saayaa aasmaa.N kaa
vo santarii hamaaraa vo paasabaa.N hamaaraa
[ham_saayaa = neighbour]
[santri = sentry; paasabaa.N = guardian/watchdog]
godii me.n khelatii hai.n is kii hazaaro.n nadiyaa.N
gulshan hai jin ke dam se rashk-e-janaa.N hamaaraa
[rashk-e-janaa.N = envy of Paradise]
ai aab-e-ruud-e-gangaa vo din hai yaad tujh ko
utaraa tere kinaare jab kaaravaa.N hamaaraa
mazhab nahii.n sikhaataa aapas me.n bair rakhanaa
hindii hai.n ham vatan hai hindustaa.N hamaaraa
[mazhab = religion]
yuunaan -o-mishr-o-romaa sab miT gaye jahaa.N se
ab tak magar hai baaqii naam-o-nishaa.N hamaaraa
[yuunaan = Greece; misr = Egypt; romaa = Rome]
kuchh baat hai ki hastii miTatii nahii.n hamaarii
sadiyo rahaa hai duhman daur-e-zamaa.N hamaaraa
'Iqbal' ko_ii maharam apanaa nahii.n jahaa.N me.n
maaluum kyaa kisii ko dard-e-nihaa.N hamaaraa
[maharam = confidant; dard-e-nihaa.N = hidden pain]
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