ai khuda ai khuda
main hun masruf-e-tasbih-o-hamd-o-sana

go ba-zahir ibaadat ki aadat nahin hai
rind-mashrab hun zohd-o-riyazat se raghbat nahin hai

magar jab bhi chalta hai mera qalam
jab bhi khulti hai meri zaban

kuchh kahun kuchh likhun
teri takhliq ka zamzama muddaa muntaha

harf jud kar banen lafz to karte hain teri hamd-o-sana
ya khuda ya khuda

mere atraf hain pet khali badan-e-nim-jaan
koi takta hai jab mera dast-e-tahi

sharm aati hai mujh ko khuda-e-ghani
sochta hun main apni zaban rehn rakh dun kahin

rizq se khali peton ko bhar dun
jo hain nim-jaan un mein jaan phunk dun

aur apne liye thodi aasaishen mol le aaun bazar se
apne bachchon ki zid puri kar dun

jo waqif nahin hain maishat ke andaz-o-raftar se
phir yahi sochta hun

khuda ai khuda
kya zaban rehn ho kar bhi teri itaat karegi

kya qalam bik ke bhi nam tera hi lega
dusron ko khuda man kar

wo na karne lagen ma-siwa ki bhi hamd-o-sana
ai khuda ai khuda hai dua

aakhiri sans tak
ye qalam ye zaban

likhte rahte hain la-ilaha