tah-e-aflak hi sab kuchh nahin hai
zamin ki khak hi sab kuchh nahin hai

kai sachchaiyan hain mawara bhi
had-e-idrak hi sab kuchh nahin hai

dil-o-jaan ki bhi nisbat hai junun se
qaba-e-chaak hi sab kuchh nahin hai

ye gul bute bahut dilkash hain lekin
sar-e-poshak hi sab kuchh nahin hai

abhi hai ibtida mashq-e-sitam ki
lab-e-saffak hi sab kuchh nahin hai