yar ne is dil-e-nachiz ko behtar jaana
dagh ko phul to qatre ko samundar jaana

kat gae dekhte hi hum to teri chashm-e-ghazab
jumbish-e-abru-e-khamdar ko khanjar jaana

sach hai yaksan hai adam aur wajud-e-duniya
aise hone ko na hone ke barabar jaana

aankh hum baada-kashon se na mila ai jamshed
apne chullu ko tere jam se badh kar jaana

kab zamane mein hai mohtaj-e-makan khana-kharab
ho gai dil mein kisi ke jo jagah ghar jaana

samjhe 'jauhar' ko bura us ki shikayat kya hai
wahi achchha hai jise aap ne behtar jaana