Aur Kya Zindagi Rah Gai

aur kya zindagi rah ga.i

ik musalsal kami rah ga.i

vaqt phir darmiyan aa gaya

baat phir an-kahi rah ga.i

paas jangal koi jal gaya

raakh har-su jami rah ga.i

zar ka indhan bani fikr-e-nau

sha.iri adh-mari rah ga.i

main na roya na khul kar hansa

har nafas tishnagi rah ga.i

tum na aa.e miri zindagi

raah takti hui rah ga.i

paas dariya-dili rakh liya

laakh tishna-labi rah ga.i

phir fana ka payam aa gaya

ek ummid thi rah ga.i

aap ‘ahmad’ kahan rah ga.e

aur kahan zindagi rah ga.i