ye imtihan-e-wafa hai ai dil gila na kar un ki be-rukhi ka
tadap se matlab fughan se hasil waqar kho dega aashiqi ka

hue jo mashur-e-husn-e-rangin to zauq-e-sheri ne chutkiyan lin
fareb-e-ulfat mein aa gae hum to lag gaya rog shaeri ka

na be-khudi hai na hoshiyari ajib kuchh kaifiyat hai tari
khabar hai un ki na hosh apna ye kaun sa rukh hai zindagi ka

bula rahi hain hamein bahaaren wo gungunati hui phuwaren
chalo karen mil ke sair-e-gulshan kabhi to mano kaha kisi ka

nazar rahi sab ki rang-o-bu par guzar gaya hum pe hashr 'jauhar'
kisi ne dekha na shisha-e-dil chaman mein hansti hui kali ka