mere dil ka jo nigahban na hua tha so hua
jis ka mujh par koi ehsan na hua tha so hua

us ne bhi dekh liya meri wafaon ka asar
jo jafaon pe pasheman na hua tha so hua

ek wahi raaz jise dil mein chhupaya barson
shiddat-e-gham se numayan na hua tha so hua

is tawajjoh se mujhe dekh raha tha koi
main to itna kabhi hairan na hua tha so hua

hasraten khatm huin koi tamanna na rahi
zindagi se main gurezan na hua tha so hua

aa gaya waqt ye kaisa ki ilahi tauba
jo shikar-e-gham-e-dauran na hua tha so hua

sehn-e-gulshan mein hui shoala-fishani har-su
yun kabhi jashn-e-bahaaran na hua tha so hua

dafatan mere shabistan mein wo aae 'ahmad'
dard-e-dil ka mere darman na hua tha so hua