kitni mushkil se gham-e-dost bayan hota hai
ashk thamta hai na aankhon se rawan hota hai

mutrib-e-waqt ka aahang badal deta hun
jab tere aariz-o-gesu ka bayan hota hai

rang-o-bu ban ke jo udta hai shabistanon mein
wo bhi hasrat ke charaghon ka dhuan hota hai

zindagi jabr ke daman mein janam leti hai
aadmi dar ke sae mein jawan hota hai

thahar jata hun tah-e-zulf-e-nigar-e-farda
bar-e-imroz jo shanon pe garan hota hai

zindagi kya hai bas ek khana-e-matam 'jawed'
dil dhadakta hai to ehsas-e-fughan hota hai