meri mera aakhri ghar hai
jise main pardes mein bhi saath le ke chalti hoon
jab koi mujhe meri boli mein pukaarta hai
to lagta hai jaise maa ne aawaaz di ho
har lafz mein chhupi hai meri miTTi ki
har muhaavre mein basa hai mere bachpan ka aangan
main apni zabaan ko nahin bhooloongi kabhi
kyunki yahi to meri asli pehchaan hai
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