kisi ne ek jafa-e-karam-numa kar ke

kisi ne ek jafa-e-karam-numa kar ke
dubo diya mujhe sahil se aashna kar ke
ghubar-e-rah ko maghrur-e-irtiqa kar ke
gaya hai kaun zamin ko falak-numa kar ke


umid-e-jashn-e-charaghan bhi chhin gai hum se
kahin ke hum na rahe barq ko khafa kar ke
ye waqt hai ki jafaon ko marhaba kahiye
hamesha kaam nikalta nahin gila kar ke


bade saliqe se badnam kar diya tum ko
hamara zikr raqibon ne ja-ba-ja kar ke
azan-e-subh se tuta ghamon ka sannata
guzar gai shab-e-hijran khuda khuda kar ke


mere rafiq ye tahsin-e-na-shanas kahin
tujhe na chhod de aawara-e-ana kar ke
shurua kab ho na jaane nazakaton ka safar
main dil ko baitha hun shayan-e-naqsh-e-pa kar ke


tum un se karte ho kya zikr-e-zindagi 'jauhar'
jo sans rok len andesha-e-fana kar ke