hai zulf-e-shab ki tamanna tere shabab ka rang
jo dekh le to badal jae mahtab ka rang

teri nigah ki ye kaif-bariyan tauba
bhara hua teri aankhon mein hai sharab ka rang

ayan hua hai mohabbat ki dastan ban kar
kisi ke chehra-e-pur-nur par hijab ka rang

hai un ki chasm-e-tajahul ki kar-farmai
badal gaya jo meri zist ki kitab ka rang

dil-e-hazin pe na puchho guzar gai kya kya
nigah-e-husn mein dekha jo ijtinab ka rang

ye rang-o-bu-e-chaman aarzi hain yun 'ahmad'
ki sath-e-ab pe jis tarah ek habab ka rang