na jaega kisi ke gesuon ka kham-ba-kham hona
bahut mushkil hai mere shauq ki uljhan ka kam hona

sanam-khana ho ya kaba jhuka dunga jabin apni
agar sabit hua mujh par tera naqsh-e-qadam hona

bhala kyunkar wo bachta aap ke dam-e-mohabbat se
muqaddar hi mein tha jis ke asir-e-ranj-o-gham hona

na itni de ki main bahkun na tishna-lab rahun saqi
ba-qadr-e-zarf saghar de bura hai besh-o-kam hona

nazar walon se puchho tum bulandi ku-e-jaanan ki
tajjub kya hai us ka ghairat-e-bagh-e-iram hona

faqat ye soch kar aansu bahata hun shab-e-furqat
kabhi to rang laega mera ye chashm-e-nam hona

chaman ke gosha gosha mein faqat bijli ka charcha hai
kuchh aisa rang laya hai mera jal kar bhasam hona

tah-e-khanjar bhi honton par mere aaya to ye aaya
mubarak ho sitam-ijad ko ahl-e-sitam hona

khayal-e-hur mein din-raat wo badmast rahta hai
nahin kuchh kaam aaya shaikh ka ahl-e-haram hona

tawaqqo rahm ki us se na rakh tu ai dil-e-nadan
kabhi mumkin nahin jallad ka ahl-e-karam hona

ada karke rahunga ek din main is farize ko
agar taqdir mein hi likh gaya hai sar qalam hona

hazaron ranj-o-gham sah kar bhi main hansta hun ai 'ahmar'
bashar ke waste hai lazmi sabit-qadam hona