zindagi dahr mein sad-rashk-e-iram hone tak
kitni be-kaif rahi subh-e-alam hone tak

ahl-e-dil rah-e-mohabbat mein na jaane kitne
mit gae hain teri ek chashm-e-karam hone tak

khun-e-dil hoga rawan chashm-e-tamanna se meri
jada-e-shauq mein andaza-e-gham hone tak

muddaton bahr-e-khayalat mein duba hi raha
lauh-e-dil par tera ek nam raqam hone tak

kisi surat bhi sukun dil ko mayassar na hua
tere dar par sar-e-taslim ke kham hone tak

har-nafas aalam-e-tashkik mein guzra 'ahmad'
khatm ye marhala-e-dair-o-haram hone tak