us paar to khair asman hai
is paar agar dhuan dhuan hai
andha hai gharib khush-guman hai
aur samne khaai hai kuaan hai
divar-e-kuhan ke zer-e-saya
baalu ke mahal ki dastan hai
jalti hui ret ka sahara
jalti hui ret bhi kahan hai
patthar ki lakir ke alava
mitti ka diya bhi darmiyan hai
har shahr ke zer-e-parda jangal
‘ahmad’ ye maqam-e-imtihan hai