iman ke bharose par dariya mein utar jaana
tu bahr-e-hawadis se yak-lakht ubhar jaana

jis rah pe phaila ho nafrat ka andhera tum
ulfat ki ziya le kar us rah se guzar jaana

ghar mere chale aae wo khud hi achanak se
kahte hain isi ko to qismat ka sanwar jaana

shair mein nahin lekin sohbat ka asar hai ye
jab sher hua koi faizan-e-nazar jaana

maikhane se pi kar bhi lauta hai saliqe se
malum tha us ko ab jaana hai to ghar jaana

hum sach ko kahenge sach fitrat ye hamari hai
zalim se hamein hargiz aata nahin dar jaana

abba ki nasihat par karta hun amal har dam
us ek amal se hi sikha hai nikhar jaana

masruf agar ho tum be-kar nahin main bhi
is gham se to behtar hai aawara hi mar jaana

barsat ka khadsha hai bijli na kahin gir jae
jate ho kahan 'ahmad' kuchh der thahar jaana