hain sat zamin ke tabaq aur sat hain aflak
is raaz ke mahram hain magar sahib-e-idrak

bu zauq basar lams sama khasa-e-unsur
unsur khali baad aatish-o-ab-o-kurra-e-khak

izad hue chaar tabaq tab hue chaudah
surat-gari-o-hafiza-o-danish-o-idrak

kahte hain jise arsh wo hai jalwa-e-pindar
gardish mein hain jis se tabqat-e-hama-aflak

hai pas-e-adab mane-e-'sahir' pai-e-izhaar
hai matla-e-khurshid wagarna sar-e-laulak