tanha.i ke sab din hain tanha.i ki sab raten
ab hone lagin un se ḳhalvat men mulaqaten
har aan tasalli hai har lahza tashaffi hai
har vaqt hai dil-jui har dam hain mudaraten
me.araj ki si hasil sajdon men hai kaifiyyat
ik fasiq-o-fajir men aur aisi karamaten
baiTha hua tauba ki tu ḳhair manaya kar
Talti nahin yuun ‘jauhar’ is des ki barsaten
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