dew-malaon ke sutunon par khadi hone wali dewiyan
shahzadon ke parastar hone ka intizar karti hain

ek shahzade ko haram-zada banne mein
faqat kisi shah ki shah darkar hoti hai

haram-zadgi bahar-haal ek kaifiyat hai
jabki haram-kari ek amal

chunki aamal ka dar-o-madar niyyaton par hai
is liye dewiyon par shak karna himaqat hai

magar descartes ka kahna hai
sach ke idrak ke liye shak na-guzir hai

sach wahi hai jo dewmalai nahin hai
sach wo bhi hai jo nafi ke munafi hai

magar nafi ba-zat-e-khud hone ki dalil hai
man-ghadant dewtaon ke han aurat zalil hai

jabki aurat ke yahan quwwat-e-takhliq hai
takhliq se magar taqat ko taklif hai

taklif ka ilaj dewmalaon ki ijad hai
aur ijad ki man to zarurat hai

zarurat ka bap albatta na-malum hai