apni aankhon ke sadaf ko husn ka gauhar na de
sham ki viraniyan de subh ka manzar na de

sath hai be-chehragi ke karwan ka silsila
dosti ke aaine ko yaad ka jauhar na de

sard rumani pahar ka jazba-e-takhliq hun
mujh ko ayyam-e-guzishta ki koi chadar na de

fikr-o-fan ka ek naya andaz hun is daur mein
gard-e-rah-e-agahi hun aasman de ghar na de

rafta-rafta maslahat ki nahr mein utrunga jab
ai gham-e-dauran tu mujh ko wahm ka nashtar na de

shaeri apni hai 'jami' ahd-e-nau ki dastan
'mir' ke aansu sahi khayyam ke tewar na de