[Arrangement & Timing]
Tempo: 98 BPM
Structure & approximate timing: Intro 8s (4 bars) | Verse 1 32s (16 bars) | Chorus 20s (8 bars) | Verse 2 32s (16 bars) | Bridge 14s (6 bars) | Chorus (var.) 20s (8 bars) | Outro 8s (4 bars) ≈ 2:14
[Intro] (4 bars)
Haan! Aag hai, faulad hai — sun le shehar mera naam
Lahore se Karachi tak, meri gardan pe kaala daag
[Verse 1] (16 bars)
Lahore ki galiyon se nikla, dil mein shola, haathon mein iraada
Anarkali se Lyari tak, mera raasta, mera wada
Sar pe sartrap jaisa jazba, zubaan pe talwar, har lafz aag
Dushman soch le do baar, main laut ke laata anjaam vaakif-aag
Raat meri dushman ki, neon se zyada chamak mera chehra
Bazaaron ki gawahi, jo hausla dekhe woh sehmi reh jaaye
Faulad se bana naam mera, dushmani ki koot mein loh ka asar
Gulberg ki shaam, chauraha mera — main chala jis taraf, raakhtar
Na koi chori, na koi dara, bas iraade lohe ke jaise
Gaddar ko main jalti raah pe chhor doon, aag ban ke aise
Zindagi meri, jung ka maidan, har qadam pe saboot chhoda
Jo hamle kare mere khilaf, unke sapne main ne tod daale
[Pre-Chorus] (2 bars)
Aankhon mein taaqat, haath mein nishaan
Shehar meri riwayat, main hoon anjaam ka imtihaan
[Chorus] (8 bars) — Tag: short, punchy, repeatable
Khatarnak badmash! (call)
Khatarnak badmash! (response)
Khatarnak badmash! (call)
Khatarnak badmash! (response + ad-lib: "Ha!")
[Verse 2] (16 bars)
Karachi ke kinare, dhup bhi meri piche chipti hai
Lyari ki awaaz, mera qadam jab gali mein lipti hai
Har talaash pe mera naam, har nishan pe mera nishaan
Mere lafz faulad, mere iraade shaheen ki udaan
Naaz hai mujhe apne dushmanon se, dar kyun paida karun
Woh roz aman mangte the, ab mere paon tale jam karun
Raaton mein qadam chhup ke nahin, main chiragh hoon jo roshan
Jalein jo dushman ke raaste, woh meri yaad mein roothen
Sar utha ke chalna mera tareeqa, shola phoonk kar jeetna mera dhang
Shehar ka sher hoon main, chaon nahin, main to toofan sang
Naam mera likh do deewar pe — faulad se likha har harf
Jo samjhen mujhe mazak, unko main dikhla doon khud ka asar
[Bridge] (6 bars)
Na kabhi thahra, na kabhi choora — raasta mera faulad
Na kabhi mita, na kabhi ghatta — jazba mera aag ka bolad
Sartrap main, dil steel, hawa bhi meri tarj
Aankhon mein shola, haathon mein qalam — har lafz mera zarr
[Chorus — Variation] (8 bars) — escalate stakes & call-response
Khatarnak badmash! (call)
Shehar mera raaj! (response)
Khatarnak badmash! (call)
Sartrap main, faulad aaj! (response + ad-lib: "Aag!")
[Outro] (4 bars)
Badtameezi mera nishaan, jeet meri pehchaan
Jahan main jaaun, dhoom mera — shehar karta salaam
[Live Ad-libs / Call-and-Response Suggestions]
Between lines: "Ha!", "Aag!", "Chalo!", "Dekho!", crowd: "Khatarnak!"
[Production Notes / Performance Direction]
- Target tempo: 98 BPM (recommended range 95–105 BPM)
- Beat: heavy 808 kick, deep sub bass, tight snare/clap on 2 & 4
- Groove: swing slightly behind the beat for grit; hi-hat triplets in verses
- Chorus energy: add call-and-response shouts, ad
