nigah-e-husn ne jadu jagae hain kya kya
fareb ahl-e-mohabbat ne khae hain kya kya

kisi ne wada-e-farda ka aasra de kar
hasin khwab-e-tamanna dikhae hain kya kya

zamana jin ko samajhta hai dagh-e-mahrumi
meri hayat mein wo rang lae hain kya kya

na ho saki kabhi takmil-e-arzu phir bhi
bisat-e-zehn pe khake banae hain kya kya

mata-e-gham kise malum hai ki hum 'ahmad'
na jaane pahlu-e-dil mein chhupae hain kya kya