jo zahir na ho wo latafat nahin hai
jo pinhan rahe wo sadaqat nahin hai

ye fitrat nahin hai mashiyyat nahin hai
koi aur shai hai ye ismat nahin hai

saba aur gulistan se daman kashida
nawa-e-fusun-khez aur na-shunida

tajalli-e-rukhsar aur na-damida
koi aur shai hai ye ismat nahin hai

sar-e-rahguzar chhup-chhupa kar guzarna
khud apne hi jazbaat ka khun karna

hijabon mein jina hijabon mein marna
koi aur shai hai ye ismat nahin hai

khayalat-e-paiham mein har waqt gum-sum
dil-e-narm-o-nazuk pe abr-e-tawahhum

bujha sa tabassum ghuta sa takallum
koi aur shai hai ye ismat nahin hai

wo ek kahish-e-talkh har aan dil mein
wo sham-o-sahar ek khaljaan dil mein

umandta hua ek tufan dil mein
koi aur shai hai ye ismat nahin hai

nigahon ki dawat ko pamal karna
mazaq-e-latafat ko pamal karna

taqaza-e-fitrat ko pamal karna
koi aur shai hai ye ismat nahin hai

qasam anjum-e-shab ke zauq-e-safar ki
qasam tazgi-e-nasim-e-sahar ki

qasam aasmanon ke shams-o-qamar ki
koi aur shai hai ye ismat nahin hai

qasam shokhi-e-ishq sanjogta ki
qasam june ke azm-e-sabr-azma ki

qasam tahira ki qasam khalida ki
koi aur shai hai ye ismat nahin hai