zakhm par zakhm muhibban-e-sitam dete gae
tah-ba-tah jam gae gham phir bhi wo gham dete gae

hum unhen kashf ki surat nazar aae har waqt
wo magar hum ko faqat khwab-e-adam dete gae

gul the maqsud hamara tha samar ho jaana
tod kar shakh se kyon ranj-o-alam dete gae

ahl-e-baatil ki ye sazish thi ki mafluj ho fikr
nam le le ke haqiqat ka bharam dete gae

ahal-e-quwwat ke ishaaron pe qalam chalta gaya
wo ewaz mein use ek khas raqam dete gae

lagta hai ruk si gai waliyon ki afzaish-e-nasl
aur shaitanon ko shaitan janam dete gae

thahre mahbub unhen thagne ka haq tha 'jawed'
hukm dete rahe jis chiz ka hum dete gae