wo kya jawab de arz-e-sawal se pahle
na samjhe baat jo izhaar-e-haal se pahle

khusha wo daur ki jab tha masarraton ka hujum
rukh-e-hayat pe gard-e-malal se pahle

karishma-sazi-e-husn-e-tasawwuraat na puchh
wo aa gae mere dil mein khayal se pahle

ye jaanta hun kisi chiz ko zamane mein
zawal ho nahin sakta kamal se pahle

khuda-gawah ki main ne na di jagah dil mein
kisi khayal ko tere khayal se pahle

kuchh is tarah se hui zindagi ki barbaadi
koi misal nahin is misal se pahle

ghazal se pahle munasib hai sikh lo 'jauhar'
shuur-e-fan kisi ahl-e-kamal se pahle