Nahi taaleem ki ab khudro qeemat khail kay aagay
ho jaisay aik nakara sa injun rail kay aagay
yahan cricket kay mustaqbil ki mujh ko hope kaafi hay
bajay ilm-o-danish khail main scope kaafi hay
rasaiee khail ko hasil hoi saray zamanoon tuk
kitabain ho gaieen mehdood almaaree khay khanon tuk
koi ab in kitaboon say istafaada bhi nahi kerta
koi ab cheen janay ka iraada bhi nahi kerta
khilaree khailnay hockey-o-cricket cheen jaatay hain
khala main jis tarah urhtay hoay shaheen jatay hain
buzurg ab apnay buchoon say nahi kehtay purho beta
yehi kehtay suna hay khail main aagay burho beta
jo hain unpurh khilaree un pau duniya nay nazar ki hay
aur ma pass ki qismat main bilaakhir clerky hay
agar sirsyed-o-haali bhi hotay is zamanay main
to wo bhi aajkul masroof hotay run banany main
wo din bhi aa rahay hain jub madaris kam say kam ho gain
jahan college banay hain us jagha stadium ho gain
wahan perhnay main thuk jao to sustaanay ka waqfa hay
yahan bhi khail kay doraan ik khanay ka waqfa hay
waha bhi dekhtay hain haal-o mustaqbil ko maazee say
yahan bhi run bananay ka taaluq hay riazee say
kahee aisa na ho yeh soorat-e-ahwaal ho jaiy
kitabain gaind bun jain qalum foot ball ho jain
ho jaisay aik nakara sa injun rail kay aagay
yahan cricket kay mustaqbil ki mujh ko hope kaafi hay
bajay ilm-o-danish khail main scope kaafi hay
rasaiee khail ko hasil hoi saray zamanoon tuk
kitabain ho gaieen mehdood almaaree khay khanon tuk
koi ab in kitaboon say istafaada bhi nahi kerta
koi ab cheen janay ka iraada bhi nahi kerta
khilaree khailnay hockey-o-cricket cheen jaatay hain
khala main jis tarah urhtay hoay shaheen jatay hain
buzurg ab apnay buchoon say nahi kehtay purho beta
yehi kehtay suna hay khail main aagay burho beta
jo hain unpurh khilaree un pau duniya nay nazar ki hay
aur ma pass ki qismat main bilaakhir clerky hay
agar sirsyed-o-haali bhi hotay is zamanay main
to wo bhi aajkul masroof hotay run banany main
wo din bhi aa rahay hain jub madaris kam say kam ho gain
jahan college banay hain us jagha stadium ho gain
wahan perhnay main thuk jao to sustaanay ka waqfa hay
yahan bhi khail kay doraan ik khanay ka waqfa hay
waha bhi dekhtay hain haal-o mustaqbil ko maazee say
yahan bhi run bananay ka taaluq hay riazee say
kahee aisa na ho yeh soorat-e-ahwaal ho jaiy
kitabain gaind bun jain qalum foot ball ho jain