nai zamin naya aasman banate hain
hum apne waste apna jahan banate hain

bujhi bujhi si wo taswir-e-jaan banate hain
kahin charagh kahin par dhuan banate hain

bayan karte hain hum dastan lafzon mein
zara si baat ki wo dastan banate hain

chamakti dhup mein kirnen samette hain hum
unhin ko tan ke phir saeban banate hain

sukun-e-dil ke liye hum bhi roz kaghaz ke
kabhi to phul kabhi titliyan banate hain

jo madd-o-jazr se waqif nahin hain dariya ke
wo sahilon pe hi aksar makan banate hain

banate rahte hain 'jawed' kashtiyan lekin
hum un ke waste phir baadban banate hain