teri khatir ai dil-e-betab hain barbaad hum
phir rahe hain mare mare chaar-su nashad hum

ja ke bazm-e-yar mein khud hi hue hain jab asir
kis tarah laen zaban par shikwa-e-bedad hum

jis ki khatir ahl-e-duniya ki nigahon se gire
khun-e-dil se likh rahe hain aaj wo rudad hum

aaj tak jis ne kisi par rahm khaya hi nahin
us pe hota kya asar karte bhi jo fariyaad hum

ek na ek din panja-e-sayyaad mein aana hi tha
rahte kaise gulistan mein is tarah aazad hum

har taraf phaila hua hai jab tera dam-e-fareb
ta-ba-kai bachte tere phandon se ai sayyaad hum

gulistan bhar tha magar us shakh par bijli giri
rakh rahe the aashiyan ki jis jagah buniyaad hum

ban gaya hai bante bante ek mizaj-e-mustaqil
dil dhadakta hai tujhe karte hain jab bhi yaad hum

qatl-gah mein puchhta hai ai sitamgar haal-e-dil
zabh kar de ki kahenge kuchh na ab jallad hum

bewafa bedad-gar se milne ki ab zid na kar
us ki mahfil mein na jaenge dil-e-nashad hum

kuchh samajh hi mein nahin aata hai 'ahmar' is ka bhed
ek zalim ke liye kyon ho gae barbaad hum