ahl-e-hunar se nata-e-ikhlas jod ke
dekhe hain khel main ne bahut tod-phod ke

sabit qadam agarche har ek imtihan mein tha
gham ne mere wajud ko rakkha jhinjhod ke

shayad ki mil hi jae tumhein amn ka suragh
jata hun apni fikr ki parchhain chhod ke

nikle the chand bund lahu aur kuchh nahin
dekha tha main ne waqt ka daman nichod ke

azm-o-amal ki rah pe nikla nahin koi
rasm-e-kuhan ki aahani diwar tod ke

dekha tha 'jami' sab ke saron par jafa ka taj
rishton ki dor yaron ki basti se jod ke