Jab se ik chaand ki chahat mein sitara hua hoon..

Jab se ik chaand ki chahat mein sitara hua hoon,

Sheher-e-shab zaad ki ankhon ka sahara hua hoon,

Aye mere dard ke daryaa ki rawaani, mujhe dekh,

Mein tere qurb se katt katt ke kinara hua hoon,

Zindagi, tujh sa munaafiq bhi koi kya ho ga,

Tera shahkaar hoon aur tera hi maara hua hoon,

Saamne phir mere apne hain, sau main janta hoon,

Jeet bhi jaaon ga to yeh jang mein haara hua hoon,

Zakham gintaa hon shab-e-hijr mein aur sochta hon,

Main to apnna bhi naa tha, kese tumhara hua hoon,

Main payambar hoon na ho sakta hoon, phir bhi Ahmad,

Aesa lagta hai ke sar-e-khaak se utaara hua hoon..

Ahmad Fareed