Ek sawal KHuda-e-bartar se

hum is zamin o aasman ke darmiyan
hairan hain aur sar-garan

ai KHuda-e-do-jahan!
ai harf-e-kun ke raaz-dan!

ai mamba-e-kaun-o-makan!
itna to batla de

koi aisi bhi duniya hai
jahan insaniyat ki saf peshani pe

ilm o fan ki pau phaTti ho aur
fikr o nazar ke aainon se

nur ki kirnen ubalti hon
dilon mein KHair o barkat ki duaen gunjti hon

subh dam aakash ke nilam tale
jam-e-haqiqat pi ke jine ki tamanna raqs karti ho

jahan ehsas ke kohre se
fikr-e-nau ke tare jhilmilate hon

jahan honTon pe harf-e-agahi ki jot ho
aankhon se hairat

zehn se wijdan ke chashme ubalte hon,
jahan raaton ke sannaTe mein

dil mahw-e-niyaz-o-naz rahta ho
faza-e-be-karan ke sahar ka hamraaz rahta ho

mohabbat, ishq, dildari, wafa unwan-e-hasti hon
uKHuwwat, narm-guftari ata-e-paimana-edil hon

KHuda-e-lam-yazal batla
koi aisi bhi duniya hai

kahin aisa bhi hota hai
siyasat ki fusun-sazi

tijarat ki ziyan-kari
hawas ki garm-bazari

kisi ayyar-e-quwwat ki jahan-dari
mein dam ghuTta hai

har lamha azab-e-jawedan malum hota hai
KHuda-wand! ye tere sada dil bande kahan jaen?