ham-palla mere aaj sikandar bhi nahin hai
ek saltanat-e-husn mere zer-e-nagin hai

wo hosh se begana ho to dekh le jis ko
kya chiz hai jadu jo nigahon mein nahin hai

dur itna ki duniya-e-takhayyul mein na aae
wo pas hai utna ki rag-e-jaan se qarin hai

tere rukh-e-taban ka nigahban hai kakul
nazzara-kunan kufr ki aaghosh mein din hai

is bab mein kaamil hai yaqin mujh ko to 'jauhar'
sab kuchh sahi wo ahd-faramosh nahin hai