zamana ho gaya hai khwab dekhe
lahu mein dard ka shab-tab dekhe

manazir ko bahut muddat hui hai
nigahon mein naya ek bab dekhe

sitara sham ko jab aankh khole
achanak chand ko payab dekhe

wo chingari si de qurbat ki mujh ko
to phir suraj ki aab-o-tab dekhe

kai raaten huin khidki mein ghar ki
talluq ka naya mahtab dekhe

main lafzon ki nai faslen ugaun
wo sannaton ke taza khwab dekhe

meri aankhon mein sawan rang bhar de
mujhe ai kash wo sairab dekhe

na wo aawargi ka shauq 'ahmad'
na koi dasht ko betab dekhe