AI Qawwali Generator
Urdu and Punjabi qawwali with harmonium, tabla, dholak and a clapping chorus, from a 3-minute song to a 7-15 minute build with Long Forms.
A qawwali is built on a lead singer, a group that answers and claps, a harmonium carrying the melody and a tabla and dholak driving the rhythm. It often opens slowly and builds in tempo and intensity as lines repeat. Autunes produces that shape from a description or from your own Urdu or Punjabi lyrics.
Urdu is sung from Perso-Arabic script (قوالی), Hindustani from Devanagari (क़व्वाली) and Punjabi from Gurmukhi (ਕੱਵਾਲੀ). A normal song runs up to 3 minutes on Free and Pro and 5 on Creator; for a long qawwali that keeps building, Long Forms on Pro and Creator makes a 7-15 minute piece verse by verse.
Why creators choose Autunes
Lead and chorus
Ask for a lead qawwal with a group answering the refrain, and handclaps on the beat, the way a qawwali party performs.
Harmonium, tabla, dholak
The classic qawwali instruments, or a modern fusion with strings, bass and drums if you name them.
Urdu and Punjabi in their scripts
Paste lyrics in Urdu Nastaliq, Devanagari or Gurmukhi and they are sung as written.
Long qawwali with Long Forms
On Pro and Creator, Long Forms builds 7-15 minute qawwalis verse by verse, so a long kalam does not have to be cut down.
Checked line by line
Every finished vocal is transcribed and compared with its lyrics. On Pro and Creator, Auto-Fix (10 credits) re-records only the lines that came out wrong and leaves the rest of the song untouched.
Free to start
25 credits on signup and 20 free credits every day after that, enough for about two full songs a day. Free songs are up to 3 minutes and for personal use.
Qawwali prompt ideas
Name the language, the theme (devotion, longing, praise, celebration), the instruments, and how the song should grow. Phrases like 'slow aalaap opening', 'tempo rising' and 'clapping chorus' shape the arrangement.
- Try: 'Urdu Sufi qawwali, slow aalaap opening, harmonium and tabla, group handclaps, tempo rising to an ecstatic final chorus.'
- Try: 'Punjabi qawwali about longing for the Beloved, dholak and harmonium, call-and-response chorus, 3 minutes.'
- Try: 'Romantic filmi qawwali in Hindustani, male and female leads trading lines, clapping chorus, festive wedding feel.'
- Try: 'Modern qawwali fusion, harmonium and tabla over bass and drums, powerful male lead, chorus repeats the hook.'
- Try (Long Forms): 'Full-length Urdu qawwali from my kalam, slow start, three tempo lifts, group chorus on every refrain.'
What to expect
The structure and instruments come from your prompt, and each take is a fresh performance, so regenerate or make a variation if the build is not what you wanted. Improvised sargam and long free-time vocal runs are style-driven, not guaranteed on every take.
Autunes does not imitate any real qawwal's voice. Name the style, not a singer. If a word in Urdu or Punjabi comes out wrong, Auto-Fix or a single-line re-sing in Studio fixes just that line.
Further reading: how to make a qawwali with AI (/blog/how-to-make-a-qawwali-with-ai), long songs like a qawwali or full chalisa (/blog/ai-generate-long-songs-qawwali-chalisa) and the best AI music generator for Urdu songs (/blog/best-ai-music-generator-for-urdu-songs). For Sufi poetry sung outside the qawwali format, see /ai-sufi-song-generator.
Frequently asked questions
Pay once, the song is yours — 0% royalties.
Buy Pro or Creator and every song in your account is yours; or own a single song for ₹9 / US$0.99. Use it commercially anywhere, release it on Spotify, Apple Music and JioSaavn, and keep everything it earns — Autunes takes no royalty. Every song comes with a creation certificate. How ownership works
Can AI make a qawwali?
Yes. Autunes makes qawwalis with a lead vocal, a clapping chorus, harmonium, tabla and dholak, from a description or your own Urdu or Punjabi lyrics.
Can it make a long qawwali?
Yes, on Pro and Creator. Long Forms builds 7-15 minute qawwalis verse by verse. Otherwise songs are up to 3 minutes on Free and Pro and 5 minutes on Creator.
Does it sing Urdu in Urdu script?
Yes. Urdu lyrics are written and sung in Perso-Arabic script, and Punjabi in Gurmukhi. You can also paste Hindustani lyrics in Devanagari.
Can it sound like a famous qawwal?
No. Autunes does not imitate real singers. Describe the style instead: the instruments, the chorus, the build and the mood.
Is it free?
Yes, you can start free. New accounts get 25 credits, then 20 free credits every day after those are used, which is about two full songs a day on Zori5 Turbo (10 credits a song). Zori5.5 XL costs 15 credits and is used on the free plan when you paste your own lyrics. Free songs run up to 3 minutes and are for personal use.
Can I put my qawwali on YouTube?
Yes, with a commercial licence. Pro (₹599 for 30 days, about US$7) and Creator (₹2,999 for 30 days, about US$36) include downloads, a commercial licence for YouTube, Instagram and streaming, and creation proof. Without a plan, a single-song licence costs ₹9 in India (priced locally elsewhere, e.g. US$0.99). Free-plan songs are for personal use only. Passes never auto-renew.
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