mahw-e-ranai-e-nigar mein hai
ya nazar phul ke kanar mein hai

gul bhi zakhmi saba bhi aawara
kaun aasuda lala-zar mein hai

meri aashufta-qismati ki jhalak
kuchh agar hai to zulf-e-yar mein hai

ai kharab-e-talash-e-khizr-o-masih
zindagani fareb-e-yar mein hai

ishq se husn aa gaya warna
shaeri apni kis shumar mein hai

hae wo aankh jo na ho mushtaq
aah wo dil jo ikhtiyar mein hai

kaun jaane use ki bechaara
'jauhar'-e-khush-nawa barar mein hai