nazron se basirat ki nihan kuchh bhi nahin hai
sab kuchh hai jahan aur jahan kuchh bhi nahin hai

hum mit gae is fitrat-e-ashufta ki khatir
haalanki wo ghaarat-gar-e-jaan kuchh bhi nahin hai

dil ki jo na kahiye to zaban kashif-e-asrar
aur dil ki jo kahiye to zaban kuchh bhi nahin hai

dil walon ko dil walon se hai harf-o-hikayat
zahir mein mohabbat ka nishan kuchh bhi nahin hai

rangin-o-nazar soz-o-manazir se guzar kar
pahuncha hun wahan main ki jahan kuchh bhi nahin hai

ye ishq ki zahir ho to hil jaen do-alam
juz chand ishaaraat nihan kuchh bhi nahin hai

mujh khugar-e-begani-e-dost ko 'ali'
be-gangi-e-ahl-e-jahan kuchh bhi nahin hai