main khak ho raha hun yahan khak-dan mein
wo rang bhar raha hai udhar aasman mein

ye kaun bolta hai mere dil ke andarun
aawaz kis ki gunjti hai is makan mein

phir yun hua ki zamzama-pardaz ho gai
wo andalib aur kisi gulsitan mein

udti hai khak dil ke darichon ke aas-pas
shayad makin koi nahin is makan mein

yunhi nahin ruka tha zara der ko safar
diwar aa gai thi koi darmiyan mein

ek khwab ki talash mein nikla hua wajud
shayad pahunch chuka hai kisi dastan mein

'ahmad' tarashta hun kahin baad mein use
taswir dekh leta hun pahle chatan mein