dhīre: khudgaz.ra duniyā meṅ ye, insān kī pahchān hai
jo parāī āg meṅ jal jāye, vo insān hai
tez: apne liye jiye to kyā jiye - 2
tū jī, ai dil, zamāne ke liye
apne liye jiye to kyā jiye
bāzār se zamāne ke, kuchh bhī na ham kharīdeṅge - 2
hāṇ, bechkar khuśhī apnī
logoṅ ke ġham kharīdeṅge
bujhte diye jalāne ke liye - 2
tū jī, ai dil, zamāne ke liye
apne liye jiye to kyā jiye
(apnī khudī ko jo samjhā
usne khudā ko pahchānā ) - 2
āzād fitarte insāṅ
andāz kyoṅ ġhulāmānā
sar ye nahīṅ jhukāne ke liye - 2
tū jī, ai dil, zamāne ke liye
apne liye jiye to kyā jiye
(himmat bulaṅd hai apnī
patthar sī jān rakhte haiṅ ) - 2
kadmoṅ tale zamīṅ to kyā
ham āsmān rakhte haiṅ
girte huoṅ ko uṭhāne ke liye
tū jī, ai dil, zamāne ke liye
apne liye jiye to kyā jiye
(chal āftāb lekar chal
chal mahtāb lekar chal ) - 2
tū apnī ek ṭhokar meṅ
sau inqlāb lekar chal
zulm aur sitam miṭāne ke liye
tū jī, ai dil, zamāne ke liye
apne liye jiye to kyā jiye - 2
nākāmiyoṅ se ghabrā ke
tum kyoṅ udās hote ho
maiṅ hamasafar tumhārā hūṇ
tum kyoṅ udās hote ho
hṇste raho hṇsāne ke liye
tū jī, ai dil, zamāne ke liye
apne liye jiye to kyā jiye - 2
nākāmiyoṅ se ghabrā ke
tum kyoṅ udās hote ho
maiṅ hamasafar tumhārā hūṇ
tum kyoṅ udās hote ho
hṇste raho, hṇsāne ke liye
tū jī, ai dil, zamāne ke liye
apne liye jiye to kyā jiye