gham le ke masarrat ka saman hum ne banaya
ashkon se sitaron ka jahan hum ne banaya

be-qadr bana rakkha tha aghyar ne jis ko
is bar amanat ko giran hum ne banaya

nazron mein to but-khane ka but-khana tha lekin
dil de ke tumhein rashk-e-butan hum ne banaya

khud to na rahe anjuman-e-naz ke qabil
han tere liye dil ka makan hum ne banaya

lo aag laga baithe hamare hi jigar mein
mahfil mein jinhen shoala-bayan hum ne banaya

guftar ka maidan tumhaara sahi lekin
alfaz ko shayan-e-zaban hum ne banaya

aadab nae hum ne diye rah-rawi ko
thokar ko bhi ek sang-e-nishan hum ne banaya

be-kaifi-e-mahfil mein bhi ye shokhi-e-masti
dil tuta to ek ratl-e-giran hum ne banaya

honton pe lagi muhr to nairang-e-nazar se
ek marka-e-lafz-o-bayan hum ne banaya

us ne hi bhara zahr se paimana hamara
'jauhar' wo jise pir-e-mughan hum ne banaya