Roman script

o desh aane waale bataa
o desh aane waale bataa
kis haal me hain yaarane vatan 
wo baage vatan fir daus vatan 
o desh aane waale bataa 
o desh aane waale bataa 
kya ab bhi waha ke baago me 
mastana havaaye aati hain 
kya ab bhi waha ke parvat par
ghanghor ghataaye chhati hain 
kya ba bhi waha ki barkhaye 
vaise hi dilo ko bhati hain 
o desh aane waale bataa 
o desh aane waale bataa 
wo shahar jo hamse chhuta hain 
wo shahar hamara kaisa hain 
sab log hame pyaare hain magr 
wo jag se pyaara kaisa hain, kaisa hain 
o desh aane waale bataa 
o desh aane waale bataa 
kya ab bhi vatan me vaise hi 
sarmast najaare hote hain 
kya ab bhi suhaani raato me 
wo chaand sitare hote hain 
ham khel ko khela karte the 
ab bhi wo saare hote hain 
o desh aane waale bataa 
o desh aane waale bataa 
shab bazm-e-harifaa sajti hain 
yaa sham dhale so jaati hain 
yaaro ki basar aukaat hain kya 
har anjuman nara kaisa hain, kaisa hain 
kya ab bhi mahakti mandir se 
naapus ki aavaaz aat hain 
kya ab bhi mukshad masjid par 
mastano jaan tharrati hain 
kya ab bhi waha ke panghat par 
panhariya paani bharti hain 
angdaai ka naksha ban ban kar 
sab maathe par gaagar dharti huye 
aur apne gharo ko jaate huye 
hansti hui chuhle karti hain karti hain
o desh aane waale bataa 
o desh aane waale bataa 
main hairaan lahu ki dhaar hua 
bolaana bhi kya gulnaar huaa 
kis rang ka hain dariya ae atak 
raavi ka kinara kaisa hain, kaisa hain 
ae desh aane vaale magar 
tumne to na itna bhi puchha 
wo kavi jise banvas mila 
wo dard ka mara kaisa hain kaisa hain 
o desh aane waale bataa 
o desh aane waale bataa 
kya ab bhi kisi ke sine me 
baaki hain hamaari chaah bataa 
kya yaad hame bhi karta hain 
ab yaaro me koi aah bataa
o desh aane waale bataa 
o desh aane waale bataa 
liliyaah bataa liliyaah bataa 
liliyaah bataa liliyaah bataa

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lyricist: Ahmad Faraz, Akhtar Shirani