Shahr-e-zulmaat Ko Sabaat Nahin

Ai nizaam-e-kohan ke farzando..
Ai shab-e-taar ke jigar-bando..

Ye shab-e-taar jawedaa'n to nahin,
Ye shab-e-taar jaane waali hai..

Ta-ba-kai teergi ke afsaane,
Subah-e-nau muskurane waali hai..

Ai shab-e-taar ke jigar-gosho..
Ai sahar-dushmano sitam-gosho..

Subah ka aaftaab chamkega,
Toot jaayega jahl ka jaadu..

Phail jaayegi in dayaaron mein,
ilm-o-daanish ki raushni har-su..

Ai shab-e-taar ke nigahbaano..
Shama-e-ahd-e-ziyaa'n ke parwaano..

Shahar-e-zulmaat ke sana-khwano..

Shahar-e-zulmaat ko sabaat nahin,
Aur kuchh der subah par hans lo..

Aur kuchh der koi baat nahin.!!

"Habeeb Jalib"
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Nizaam-e-kohan = old system,
Jawedaa'n = eternal, everlasting, perpetual,
Ta-ba-kai = upto, कब तक,
Jigar-gosho = dears or beloveds, darlings,
Sitam-gosho = opressors,
Shama-e-ahd-e-ziyaa'n = lamp of age of loss,
Sana-khwano = praise-reciters/those who praise,
Sabaat = stability, durability,