thoda hai jis qadar main padhun khat habib ka
dekha hai aaj aankhon se likkha nasib ka

hum mai-kashon ne nashshe mein aise kiye sawal
dam band kar diya sar-e-mimbar-khatib ka

sayyaad ghat mein hai kahin baghban kahin
sara chaman hai dushman-e-jaan andalib ka

apni zaban se mujhe jo chahe kah len aap
badh badh ke bolna nahin achchha raqib ka

aankhen safed ho gain jab intizar mein
us waqt nama-bar ne diya khat habib ka

qismat dubone lai hai dariya-e-ishq mein
ai khizr par kijiye beda gharib ka

wo be-khata hain un se shikayat hi kis liye
'jauhar' ye sab qusur hai apne nasib ka