hai kaun mo'atabar karun kis par yaqin main
ghasib bane wahi jinhen samjha amin main

khanjar chhupa ke lae the jo aastin mein
samjha kiye tha un ko jahan ka amin main

na ilm hai na fan na mata-e-hunar koi
is par ye sochna rahun masnad-nashin main

nachiz-o-kam-sawad jab izzat-maab hon
lafzon pe kaise phir karun aakhir yaqin main

dekha jo hans ko to hua hai bahut malul
kawwa samajh raha tha hun sab se hasin main

kyunkar na ruh-e-'mir' bhala mutmain rahe
fan ki riwayaton ka hun dekho amin main

us par meri hayat ka dar-o-madar hai
wo abr-e-ab-dar hai pyasi zamin main

hain roz-o-shab hayat ke yaksaniyat bhare
'jawed' ban ke rah gaya zinda machine main