hum ki lamhat ke tewar pe nazar rakhte hain
dekh har haal mein jine ka hunar rakhte hain

ghair ki rah pe chalna nahin fitrat apni
hum zamane se juda apni dagar rakhte hain

jo kate haq ke liye raunaq-e-maqtal thahre
hum sajae hue shanon pe wo sar rakhte hain

be-nishani to muqaddar hai azal se apna
apni pahchan ka ek naqsh magar rakhte hain

hum wahi khak-nashin hain ki zamin par rah kar
charkh ke chand sitaron pe guzar rakhte hain

hum ko aasaish-e-manzil na sada dena kabhi
wo musafir hain ki pairon mein safar rakhte hain

wadiyan surat-e-gulzar mahak uthti hain
khar-zaron mein bhi hum panw agar rakhte hain

hamil-e-soz ho 'jauhar' na ghazal kyon apni
hum chhupae hue sine mein sharar rakhte hain