dasht-e-ummid mein khwabon ka safar karna tha
tu ki ek lamha-e-napaid basar karna tha

hum ne kyun aapsi azdad ke nukte dhunde?
hum ne to khud ko baham shir-o-shakar karna tha

naqsh banta hi nahin sang-e-samaat pe koi
kund alfaz ko phir tir-o-tabar karna tha

saat-e-dard ki be-chehra o be-nam rahi
qatra-e-ashk ki mahfuz guhar karna tha

tishnagi mahi-e-be-ab si likh honton par
warna yun bosa-e-saghar se hazar karna tha

mujh pe aayat na koi lafz hi utra 'ahmad'
meri mushkil ki bayan mujh ko safar karna tha