war har ek mere zakhm ka hamil aaya
apni talwar ke main khud hi muqabil aaya

baadbanon ne har ek samt badal kar dekhi
koi manzar na nazar surat sahil aaya

gard hone ne hi mahmez kiya mera safar
mera rasta meri diwar mein hail aaya

is fusun ki koi tauzih nahin ho pati
is ke hathon main bhala kaise mera dil aaya

dard se jod liya saz ne rishta apna
aur phir soz pahan kar teri pael aaya

ek takhrib tawatur se rahi dil mein mere
ek tasalsul sa mere haal mein shamil aaya

jis ka anjam hua us ki shuruat na thi
rah par aa na saka jo sar-e-manzil aaya

zinda rahne ke taqazon ne mujhe mar diya
sar pe 'jawed' ajab ahd-e-masail aaya