nigahon ke aage dhuan hi dhuan hai
haqiqat bhi sach mein fareb-e-guman hai

bashar ki hayati mein rakkha hi kya hai
hayat-e-bashar to ziyan hi ziyan hai

muqayyad zaman mein har ek aadmi hai
zaman hi ki harakat se qaem makan hai

khayalon ki duniya mein surat hai kitni
ghadi-bhar mein banda kahan tha kahan hai

wajudi shuhudi mabahis alag hain
khuda kyon hai kya hai alag dastan hai

hai lafzon ki duniya mein ibham-e-mani
mahal shish jaisa ye lughwi jahan hai