mere khuda-e-buzurg-o-bartar
ye sach hai zat-o-sifat tu hai

qadir-e-maut-o-hayat tu hai
ki khaliq-e-kaenat tu hai

tujhi ne zarron ko rifaten din
tujhi ne phulon ko nikhaten din

shajar hajar sab ko azmaten din
tujhi ne di thi

hamare gulshan ko wo kali bhi
ki jis ki khushbu masham-e-jaan mein utar gai thi

wo mauj-e-pechan jo sahilon se guzar gai thi
huruf ke shahr-e-be-nawa mein

wo narm-rau surat-e-saba thi
khayal ke dasht-e-be-faza mein

wo ek barasti hui ghata thi
ek aab-e-ju thi

samundaron se jo be-karan thi
wo shakh-e-gul thi

jo aap hi apna gulistan thi
wo subh-e-afkar ki tajalli

jo khud-kalami ka aaina thi
wo ek shab-e-sad ki ghadi jo

shafiq man ki koi dua thi
wo ek nannhi shagufta patti

ye sach hai sadbarg se siwa thi
wo ek mah-e-tamam goya

hazar anjum ki ek ziya thi
mere khuda-e-buzurg-o-bartar

tujhe qasam hai
hamein dobara

wo khushbuon se bhari hansi de
wo chand aankhon ki raushni de

gulab lafzon ki tazgi de
bahaar mausam ki phir wahi gum-shuda kali de

ki
us ke jaane se

shahr-e-harf-o-nawa ki galiyan
bahut hi sunsan ho gai hain

ghazab ki viran ho gai hain