sahra mein jo hum aakar thahre hain to dar kya hai
hum khana-ba-doshon ka saman-e-safar kya hai

kohre ka sa ek aalam aata hai nazar hum ko
wadi-e-shab-e-gham mein kya jaane kidhar kya hai

mehr-o-mah-o-anjum se aage hai teri manzil
malum nahin tujh ko parwaz-e-bashar kya hai

ye silsila yaadon ka wo qafila jalwon ka
tariki-e-shab kya hai aur nur-e-sahar kya hai

aashufta-mizaji ka kya us se karen shikwa
diwane ko khud apni haalat ki khabar kya hai

jhute hain sabhi rishte kya in ka yaqin 'ahmad'
aalam hai sarabon ka aur pesh-e-nazar kya hai