mere paas do watan hain aur main donon mein adhoori hoon
ek jahaan main paida hui doosra jahaan main rehti hoon
ek ki miTTi meri jaRon mein basi hui hai
doosre ki hava mere saanson mein ghuli hui hai
jab yahaan din hota hai to vahaan hoti hai
main do waqton ke beech kahin Tehalti rehti hoon
shaayad yahi hai meri ki main
har jagah rahoon magar kahin bhi puri tarah na rahoon
main mashriq ki beTi hoon magar maghrib mein basi hoon
do duniyaaon ke darmiyaan ek pul si tani hoon
vatan vo nahin jahaan paida hue the hum
vatan vo hai jahaan dil ko qaraar aata hai
apni zabaan ko pardes mein yun sambhaale rakhti hoon
jaise koi maa apne bachche ko seene se lagaaye
door se dekhti hoon to mashriq aur bhi roshan lagta hai
shaayad doori hi mohabbat ka asli rang dikhaati hai
raat ke is paar bhi ek raat meri muntazir hai
do mulkon ke darmiyaan mera chaand baTa hua hai
har shaam yahaan dhalti hai to vahaan subah hoti hai
main donon ke beech kahin gum si reh jaati hoon