mere mathe pe likho bakht se haara hua hai
ek zabardast zabardast se haara hua hai

haarte haarte sab haar gaya ishq mein main
sab samajhte hain magar dasht se haara hua hai

dekhna chahta hai ped pe phalte hue phul
ek patta jo tere takht se haara hua hai

ab jo hijran mein mujhe deta hai tawilen bahut
zehn wo jo dil-e-kam-bakht se haara hua hai

dasht-e-imkan khula mujh pe to malum pada
har koi dil ke dar-o-bast se haara hua hai

main samajhta hun zamane ka ishaara 'ahmad'
aur yahan kaun hai jo dasht se haara hua hai