us par to khair aasman hai
is par agar dhuan dhuan hai

andha hai gharib khush-guman hai
aur samne khai hai kuan hai

diwar-e-kuhan ke zer-e-saya
baalu ke mahal ki dastan hai

jalti hui ret ka sahaara
jalti hui ret bhi kahan hai

patthar ki lakir ke alawa
mitti ka diya bhi darmiyan hai

har shahr ke zer-e-parda jangal
'ahmad' ye maqam-e-imtihan hai