خرد سے راہرو روشن بصر ہے
خرد کیا ہے چراغ رہ گزر ہے
Khirad se rahrau raushan-basar hai
Khirad kya hai charagh-e-rahguzar hai
درون خانہ ہنگامے ہیں کیا کیا
چراغ رہ گزر کو کیا خبر ہے
Darun-e-khana hangame hain kya kya
Charagh-e-rahguzar ko kya khabar hai
Source: Bal-e-Jibril (1935), rubaiyat
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