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