aql kahti hai dobara aazmana jahl hai
dil ye kahta hai fareb-e-dost khate jaiye

mere qabile mein talim ka riwaj na tha
mere buzurg magar takhtiyan banate the

had se badhe jo ilm to hai jahl dosto
sab kuchh jo jaante hain wo kuchh jaante nahin

knowledge, friends, is poisonous, if its in excess
those who, say, know everything, no knowledge do possess [...]

ibtida ye thi ki main tha aur dawa ilm ka
intiha ye hai ki is dawe pe sharmaya bahut

ye ilm ka sauda ye risale ye kitaben
ek shakhs ki yaadon ko bhulane ke liye hain

junun ko hosh kahan ehtimam-e-ghaarat ka
fasad jo bhi jahan mein hua khirad se hua