bas ek jahan-e-tahayyur se aane wala hai
wo ajnabi mujhe apna banane wala hai

gulab sang ki surat dikhane wala hai
kahan kahan wo mujhe aazmane wala hai

koi to dekhne wala hai meri aankhon se
koi to hai jo tamasha dikhane wala hai

ye chand aur sitare to ek bahana hain
kuchh aur hai jo yahan jagmagane wala hai

har ek jism yahan ruh ki alamat hai
ye regzar bhi naghma sunane wala hai

bas ek sawal ki takhliq hai bashar jaise
kahan se aaya hai kis or jaane wala hai

use khabar hai kahan raushni ka makhaz hai
wo tirgi mein dilon ko jalane wala hai

amir us ki amanat utha nahin sakta
faqir asal mein us ka khazane wala hai

wo ek pyas ka lamha jo mere andar hai
kabhi kabhi to samundar lutane wala hai

wo khaksar ko deta hai phul hisse mein
wo sang-zar mein dariya bahane wala hai

bahut aziz hai zer-o-zabar ka khel use
bujha bujha ke tamanna jagane wala hai

wo ek gauhar-e-yakta hai mere sagar mein
wo ek ashk ki aankhon mein aane wala hai

samar ko bandh ke rakhta hai wo darakhton par
jo pak gaya use niche girane wala hai

wo apne aap hi ghar laut aaega 'ahmad'
kisi ko kaun hamesha bulane wala hai