aah be-tasir hai nala rasa koi nahin
dard wo mujh ko mila jis ki dawa koi nahin

dekhta hun rah mein mud mud ke har chehre ko main
ham-safar kitne hain lekin ham-nawa koi nahin

is se badh kar aur kya hoga azab-e-zindagi
aankh sab rakhte hain lekin dekhta koi nahin

padhte hain is daur ke arbab-e-danish roz-o-shab
wo sahife jin mein ki bab-e-dua koi nahin

waqt par jo kaam aa jae use achchha kaho
ai dil-e-muztar yahan achchha bura koi nahin

aagahi ke zoam mein kitne bana dale the rup
ab khula ki apna hi nam-o-pata koi nahin

tarjuman-e-khar-o-khas 'ahmad' hai puchho un ka haal
lala-o-gul ke jahan se wasta koi nahin